http://ezinearticles.com/?cat=Business:Change-Management EzineArticles.com - Trusted By Millions as The Source For Quality Original Articles http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ This article outlines the reasons why you should use an experienced executive coach to help you with change programs. Also giving some real world references as to the culture of successful change and why 70% of change projects fail. Wed, 07 May 2008 09:46:01 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Executive-Coaching-and-Change-Management-Why-You-Should-Use-An-Executive-Coach-To-Help-With-Change&id=1147009 http://ezinearticles.com/?Executive-Coaching-and-Change-Management-Why-You-Should-Use-An-Executive-Coach-To-Help-With-Change&id=1147009 Increasing change requires continuous improvement and effective change management. One of the best tools for this is intuition. While the use of intuition has been burgeoning in the past couple of decades, however, its use and application has generally been restricted to the personal realm, in people's personal lives. It can also be used and applied successfully in the business realm. It should be a required skill for leaders to acquire. Tue, 06 May 2008 15:10:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Intuitive-Leap-From-the-Tea-Room-to-the-Boardroom&id=1151286 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Intuitive-Leap-From-the-Tea-Room-to-the-Boardroom&id=1151286 A leader in any field has to set an example to others, more so in business, he has to be a role model. A leader has to be a good listener. Honesty and integrity are extremely important for any good leader. The leader should choose team members who can complement each others skills. Mon, 05 May 2008 16:58:36 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Leadership-Qualities-of-a-Good-Leader&id=1148323 http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Leadership-Qualities-of-a-Good-Leader&id=1148323 In today's highly competitive market place, there is one organizational tool which will truly launch your business to the next level. How can collaboration be fostered in an organization, and why is it worth doing? Fri, 02 May 2008 16:15:02 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?3-Keys-to-Collaboration&id=1145524 http://ezinearticles.com/?3-Keys-to-Collaboration&id=1145524 It's no secret that corporate downsizings are stressful. A recent study found that employees over fifty who lost their jobs involuntarily more than doubled their risk for heart attack or stroke. (Journal 'of the Royal Society of Medicine 7/2006) The outlook isnt any rosier for those who remain. According to a Finnish study, survivors of a major downsizing doubled their risk of heart attack, with the risk growing to five times normal after five years. (British Medical Journal 2/2004) Apparently, keeping one's job just to be overworked and under-staffed may be even more risky than getting a pink slip. Fri, 02 May 2008 09:22:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Downsizing-Survival-Kit&id=1142099 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Downsizing-Survival-Kit&id=1142099 Organizations have long practiced various parts of what has come to be called enterprise risk management. Identifying and prioritizing risks, either with foresight or following a disaster, has long been a standard management activity. Treating risk by transfer, though insurance or other financial products, has also been common practice, as has contingency planning and crisis management. Thu, 01 May 2008 15:57:44 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Implement-Enterprise-Risk-Management&id=1140844 http://ezinearticles.com/?Implement-Enterprise-Risk-Management&id=1140844 In Review. In this part two of Using Those Special Pair of Glasses to See the Big Picture. We will start off by instilling you to make a point to review your risk plan every time management meets. Now, that we are well into the second quarter of the year I will bet you were surprised of the items you did not originally think of, when you started your risk plan, this is where confidence starts and change continues. Thu, 01 May 2008 15:19:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Risk-Management-and-Change-Using-Those-Special-Pair-of-Glasses-to-See-the-Big-Picture&id=1140796 http://ezinearticles.com/?Risk-Management-and-Change-Using-Those-Special-Pair-of-Glasses-to-See-the-Big-Picture&id=1140796 Your business is like a garden, nourish it correctly and you will be abundant. Discover techniques to make you and your business more fruitful. Thu, 01 May 2008 10:52:14 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Drive-Business-Success&id=1146358 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Drive-Business-Success&id=1146358 Whether it's a company wide or department change, you still have to motivate your team to understand, participate and accept the required changes. In order to motivate your staff, you need to plan...plan...plan. What do you need to plan? Thu, 01 May 2008 10:06:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Plan-Workplace-Changes&id=1138545 http://ezinearticles.com/?Plan-Workplace-Changes&id=1138545 Six Sigma nowadays has come to not only mean six sigma but to also encompass all walks of lean - there are still Six Sigma purists out there who would disagree but the application of both Lean and Six Sigma in both the operational and transactional environments has given way to a new hybrid six sigma and a new hybrid six sigma professional. It is possible to go a fair way with only one set of tools but why deny yourself the full arsenal of business change weaponry? Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:06:05 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Six-Sigma-Whats-in-a-name?&id=1135853 http://ezinearticles.com/?Six-Sigma-Whats-in-a-name?&id=1135853 An under performing person - in varying degrees of severity - places a strain on an organisation by failing to achieve targets. One under performing person is a problem; several constitute a crisis, so what are you doing about it? My article will outline with crystal clarity why business owners need to take swift action to root out underperforming staff, or risk total business collapse! Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:53:28 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-You-Doing-About-Underperforming-Staff-In-Your-Business?&id=1133882 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-You-Doing-About-Underperforming-Staff-In-Your-Business?&id=1133882 Previously the company name was Amsterdam Rubber. Good business names (1) are those where the name supports the meaning of the business. Amsterdam Rubber was a good name. The business however was dedicated to a market that was - unlike today - not very popular. Today, commodities like rubber are "hot." Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:36:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Profile-of-a-Company-Change-ACOMO&id=1139490 http://ezinearticles.com/?Profile-of-a-Company-Change-ACOMO&id=1139490 Change in organizations is constant. But "early adopters" have certain characteristics. When you know what to look for you can identify them make the change process smoother and more effective for managers, supervisors and employees. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:03:20 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Managing-Your-People-Through-A-Change-Process&id=1130537 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Managing-Your-People-Through-A-Change-Process&id=1130537 Change Management programs in organization always carry a high level of risk, usually because of lack of attention to the reactivity and resistance of staff and management to change. An Australian based Change and Stress Management consulting group has implemented a powerful strategy to limit risks associated with such change. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:58:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Limiting-the-Risks&id=1120265 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Limiting-the-Risks&id=1120265 The productivity profile of a coach didn't include a very important issue: change. A coach is a manager of a team and responsible for the performance of the team. When a team is under-performing for some period of time, like was the case with Valencia, than the (new) coach is not only a coach but also a change manager. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:23:33 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-New-Coach-What-Can-He-Do?-The-Valencia-Case&id=1127059 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-New-Coach-What-Can-He-Do?-The-Valencia-Case&id=1127059 I met John by appointment in his office just before the Christmas holiday some years ago while I was still an Independent Financial advisor. The appointment had been made for me by my staff so I had no prior contact with him. The meeting was arranged on the basis that I would show him how to reduce his company tax by deflecting profits into his own account, in other words I was there to sell him a company pension scheme. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:59:17 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?If-Only-I-Had-Told-Him-Sooner!&id=1131462 http://ezinearticles.com/?If-Only-I-Had-Told-Him-Sooner!&id=1131462 Blaming employees when things don't go well is common practice. Often, the problem lies elsewhere. It lies with the people who are leading change. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:44:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-101-Blame-the-Employees&id=1124208 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-101-Blame-the-Employees&id=1124208 Too often we assume that our brilliance and great ideas will be recognized without much effort on our part. I call it the Lana Turner Myth. And it seldom works. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:44:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Lana-Turner-Approach-to-Leading-Change&id=1124192 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Lana-Turner-Approach-to-Leading-Change&id=1124192 Employees will always react to change...positive or negative reactions. It doesn't matter if the change is major or if it's a minor change to a process. People react! So how do you as a manager handle your team's reaction to a change? Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:25:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Your-Employees-Reactions-to-Change&id=1120742 http://ezinearticles.com/?Your-Employees-Reactions-to-Change&id=1120742 What are business owners to do when changing businesses is the only thing that gives them hope? Changing businesses is more complicated that getting a new job on more than one level. Yet some similarities exist between changing a career and changing a business.... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:08:23 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Business-Owners-Changing-Businesses-is-Like-Career-Change,-Business-Evolves&id=1120488 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Business-Owners-Changing-Businesses-is-Like-Career-Change,-Business-Evolves&id=1120488 Assessment of your in-house talent pool can offer you a much larger talent pool than you may have thought. Here are a few ideas for easily assessing your in-house talent pool. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:41:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Your-In-House-Talent-to-Build-Sustainable-Change-Management&id=1118037 http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Your-In-House-Talent-to-Build-Sustainable-Change-Management&id=1118037 Change occurring in a workplace can either be embraced or rejected by the workforce; it all depends on how the management of change is handled. Change Management is a term everybody should know, as it nearly all organizations will go through the process to keep up with technology. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:11:25 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-in-the-Workplace&id=1112257 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-in-the-Workplace&id=1112257 Sometimes it seems like regulatory agencies (FDA, ISO, etc.) are too controlling. When it comes to change control processes however, regulatory agencies often say very little. Why is it then that change control related 483s issued by the FDA continue to be distributed at such prolific rates? Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:42:52 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Common-Sense-Change-Control-in-Regulated-Life-Science-Environments&id=1091644 http://ezinearticles.com/?Common-Sense-Change-Control-in-Regulated-Life-Science-Environments&id=1091644 Problem solving, which is our conventional approach to change, is instrumental in creating resistance and slowing or neutralizing attempts to create change. However, every person or organisation has inherent creativity, capability, imagination and success and if we begin from this perspective then a new approach to change is possible. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:57:19 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Without-Resistance&id=1108942 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Without-Resistance&id=1108942 For firms to compete today, they must change to meet the demands of the business environment. In fact, change can be used to create a competitive strategy for your organization. By aligning the strengths and values within the organization, it will improve the overall success of the competitive strategy and meet with the long-term goals of the organization. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:04:06 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Success-Organizational-Change-and-Culture&id=1109314 http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Success-Organizational-Change-and-Culture&id=1109314 What is Kaizen? Many people that are new to Lean Manufacturing will at some point end up saying, "Kaizen? What is Kaizen? What do you mean by Kaizen? What does Kaizen do?" Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:58:25 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Kaizen?-What-is-Kaizen?&id=1102248 http://ezinearticles.com/?Kaizen?-What-is-Kaizen?&id=1102248 To make effective and sustainable change management a business owner must begin with self assessment. The driving force of exciting your staff and encouraging them to make changes will be in the passion that you, as an individual and owner, have to invest in the change. Passion for a change is the driving force of many businesses, but sustaining the passion is a challenge and often loses its focus as we become bogged down in the daily grind of just keeping others enthusiastic. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:00:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Through-Effective-People-Management&id=1107809 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Through-Effective-People-Management&id=1107809 The term change management has become very popular in the last few years. This article discusses how you can make changes without disrupting your established business practices. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:47:01 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Implementing-Change-Management-in-Your-Business&id=1104611 http://ezinearticles.com/?Implementing-Change-Management-in-Your-Business&id=1104611 Many effective leaders find themselves at a loss when trying to implement change management. This article brings some insight to leaders who are caught in the middle of change management implementation and don't feel they are making progress. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:09:27 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Leadership-Donts-for-Change-Management-Implementation&id=1101971 http://ezinearticles.com/?Leadership-Donts-for-Change-Management-Implementation&id=1101971 Businesses are subject to an incessant barrage of change drivers, both internal and external, whether they like it or not and largely these changes are handled in an ad-hoc inconsistent, and occasionally disastorous way. This paper presents the case of businesses to take control and implement a permanent business change capability. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:57:28 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Changeability-Can-You-Drive-Your-Business-Without-it?&id=1093919 http://ezinearticles.com/?Changeability-Can-You-Drive-Your-Business-Without-it?&id=1093919 How can companies use the increasing demands for legislative and regulatory compliance to provide benefit? Whilst good governance, effective risk management and compliance management are undoubtedly a challenge for many businesses and can be viewed as onerous they can also be viewed in a more attractive light as a catalyst for change. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:30:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Regulatory-Compliance-as-a-Catalyst-For-Change&id=1045702 http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Regulatory-Compliance-as-a-Catalyst-For-Change&id=1045702 Change Management is one of the most common reasons why organisations from the Private or Public Sectors approach Impact Executives for interim managers, who are skilled at handling the most complex of change management programmes, sometimes across different geographies. Change can occur for lots of different reasons, from the challenges of growth that an organisation is facing, changing global markets, changes in strategy, technological change, competitive processes including M&A, customer pressures or shifting markets. Research shows that organisations are undergoing major change on average every 3 years, whilst smaller changes ... Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:20:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Coping-with-Change&id=1089209 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Coping-with-Change&id=1089209 Having a business is a challenge especially in health. Learn the ins and outs of competition and how you can compete to other stair lift manufacturers in terms of product creation. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:05:31 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Compete-to-Other-Stair-Lift-Manufacturers&id=1098251 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Compete-to-Other-Stair-Lift-Manufacturers&id=1098251 Today's business literature is replete with models of leadership and an entire industry has grown up around coaching leaders. Leadership is arguably one of the most valuable of human activities, yet despite the vast literature on the topic, many people remain unable to identify the basic building blocks that define what leadership is. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:29:22 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Four-Dimensions-of-Leadership&id=1090117 http://ezinearticles.com/?Four-Dimensions-of-Leadership&id=1090117 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke climbed Capital Hill on Wednesday with some bad news. "It now appears likely that gross domestic product (GDP) will not grow much, if at all, over the first half of 2008 and could even contract slightly." By one definition of the word, six consecutive months of decline in the GDP (the value of all goods and services produced in the United States) constitutes a recession. What can you do to protect your business? Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:59:52 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Recession-Proof-Your-Business&id=1089567 http://ezinearticles.com/?Recession-Proof-Your-Business&id=1089567 Corporate Board of Directors can add significant value to companies, especially for start-ups and hyper growth companies. The expertise and contacts that Directors can bring add significantly to the financial and intellectual power available to a growing company. In fact many experts recommend that board members should be chosen both for the skills and business experience they bring. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:21:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Board-of-Directors-Getting-Added-Value&id=1091821 http://ezinearticles.com/?Board-of-Directors-Getting-Added-Value&id=1091821 Trust is the foundation of all human interactions, and the cornerstone upon which high-performing organizational cultures are built. The Organizational Trust Index was developed by the Breckenridge Institute as a method for measuring the level of trust in an organization and the degree to which an organization's culture is either motivated by trust or driven by fear. Managers have two choices. They can either consciously build organizational trust, or they can allow day-to-day issues, ineffective communication, and misperception to erode trust and develop a fear-based culture. The six perspectives of the Organizational Trust Index can help managers evaluate the level of trust in their organization, determine the degree to which their culture is either motivated by trust or driven by fear, and provide a step-by-step process for building a culture that is based on trust. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:01:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Organizational-Trust-Index-as-a-Window-into-Organizational-Culture&id=1085113 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Organizational-Trust-Index-as-a-Window-into-Organizational-Culture&id=1085113 The current global economic stress is pushing companies about to undergo an organizational or culture change program into very dangerous waters. Normally planned change programs fail 70% of the time. Now, with both management and staff under additional financial and social pressures it is substantially more difficult to get people to change their patterns and thinking. You need to take special care with implementation of any change. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:22:06 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-New-Risks-And-Challenges&id=1090592 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-New-Risks-And-Challenges&id=1090592 I don't make a habit of reading obituaries but there was a memorial published recently about Joseph M. Juran. I knew the name in a hazy way so, curious, I read about him and learned about an inventive innovator. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:32:36 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?For-Quality-Conquor-the-Vital-Few-Versus-the-Trivial-Many&id=1063004 http://ezinearticles.com/?For-Quality-Conquor-the-Vital-Few-Versus-the-Trivial-Many&id=1063004 Fact gathering is an integral part of understanding reality and preparing a good process map. Yet, it is often dismissed or given cursory attention as superficial process maps are created by an individual or group of people some distance away from the work...and thereby some distance away from reality. If you want your process maps to reflect reality, you must go to the work and see it happen. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:45:59 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Collecting-the-Facts-for-Preparing-Process-Maps&id=1084842 http://ezinearticles.com/?Collecting-the-Facts-for-Preparing-Process-Maps&id=1084842 Have you ever gone back to a place-a store or a restaurant-after some time only to find that it has changed and not for the better? It could be the service, perhaps the product or even just the ambiance of the place. Whatever it is, by the time you walk out you know that you will never go back again. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:55:08 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Requiem-For-A-Fallen-Business&id=1080871 http://ezinearticles.com/?Requiem-For-A-Fallen-Business&id=1080871 When Multiplicity is used to advantage it is a vital, extremely powerful and highly beneficial cog in the engine of organizational change. It increases the probability of successful change while directly improving change performance - reducing costs, minimizing delays, allocating resources for best return and so on. Ideally, extracting the benefits of Multiplicity while minimizing its risks should be handled by a Chief Change Officer function. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:15:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Sum-of-Change-AKA-Multiplicity&id=1080604 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Sum-of-Change-AKA-Multiplicity&id=1080604 Have you ever wondered what differentiates a star worker from a mediocre one? Be a Star Performer at work with minimal effort as this article's objective is to awake the star potential within you. This is also applicable to entrepreneurs as you can excel in your own business too! Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:12:51 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Be-a-Star-Performer-at-Work-with-Minimal-Effort&id=1078210 http://ezinearticles.com/?Be-a-Star-Performer-at-Work-with-Minimal-Effort&id=1078210 With rapid globalization and technological developments, the rate of change in our (increasingly longer) lives is rapidly accelerating. Learn how to become more agile at adapting. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:13:28 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Shift-Happens-Six-Tips-to-Ease-the-Angst-of-Change&id=1081683 http://ezinearticles.com/?Shift-Happens-Six-Tips-to-Ease-the-Angst-of-Change&id=1081683 For managers and supervisors there is both a Doing and a Being in helping employees during organizational changes. Here's what managers and supervisors need to DO and what they need to BE in order to ride the waves of change in organizations. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:52:38 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Management-Skills-The-Being-and-Doing-of-Change-Management&id=1065344 http://ezinearticles.com/?Management-Skills-The-Being-and-Doing-of-Change-Management&id=1065344 Change strategy execution requires full engagement of the people affected. Leaders who are responsible for executing the change strategy often fail to get that engagement. People who are not engaged and are impacted by the change driven by the strategy may react badly. Disengaged people who are necessary to drive or enable execution are unlikely to be involved enough. Engagement is more than having respect for the people who developed the strategy. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:32:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Implementing-Change-Getting-Engagement&id=1077331 http://ezinearticles.com/?Implementing-Change-Getting-Engagement&id=1077331 An integral and often overlooked step in improvement work is the preparation work: defining the project and gathering the facts that are essential to gaining a good understanding of the existing process. Too often this initial phase of a project is given cursory attention or ignored altogether. This is the first in a series of papers dealing with the up-front work in process improvement projects. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:31:54 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Preparing-for-Successful-Process-Improvement&id=1072881 http://ezinearticles.com/?Preparing-for-Successful-Process-Improvement&id=1072881 Change control is more than the management of unexpected change. A change control system should, in addition, be designed for the full and complete coverage of proposed and planned changes. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:04:47 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Unexpected,-Proposed-and-Planned-Changes-Change-Control-Types-in-Life-Science-Environments&id=1075921 http://ezinearticles.com/?Unexpected,-Proposed-and-Planned-Changes-Change-Control-Types-in-Life-Science-Environments&id=1075921 Life science quality assurance teams may wonder if their respective change control systems are "up to par." Two elements to consider during a change control system analysis may be the relative simplicity of the system itself and the willingness of employees to participate in it. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:05:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Benefits-of-a-Simplified-Change-Control-System-that-Encourages-Employee-Participation&id=1075474 http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Benefits-of-a-Simplified-Change-Control-System-that-Encourages-Employee-Participation&id=1075474 Local quality allows you to tailor and customize your product, process, system, or service to meet the specific needs of your customer. The product has different features in different environments, so that you are able to provide the functions or features your clientele need most. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:49:04 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?TRIZ-Local-Quality&id=1070602 http://ezinearticles.com/?TRIZ-Local-Quality&id=1070602 The following companies have very little in common at first sight: DSM, ING, Wolters. They are all multinational corporations but operating in a diverse number of sectors: (Bio) Chemicals (DSM), Finance (ING) and Business Publishing / Information providing (Wolters). Yet there is something interesting about their CEO... Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:35:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Organizational-Change-Pattern&id=1070553 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Organizational-Change-Pattern&id=1070553 Sustainable change in financial and business performance does not happen overnight. What mistakes must you avoid if you are to make sustainable change and long term financial turnaround are to be achieved? Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:42:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-The-Five-Common-Mistakes-of-Financial-Turnaround-Projects&id=1069097 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-The-Five-Common-Mistakes-of-Financial-Turnaround-Projects&id=1069097 The Ideal Final Result may seem unrealistic, but the rationale for creating this desired end result is important. The IFR gets people to think out of the box for ideas. An IFR removes perceived and real barriers by forcing people to look at alternative solution concepts. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:43:48 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ideal-Final-Result-(IFR)&id=1067631 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ideal-Final-Result-(IFR)&id=1067631 Creating and making sustainable change is an essential part of leadership. So what roles must the change leader master? Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:03:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Leadership-and-Change-The-3-Key-Roles-of-the-Change-Leader&id=1067212 http://ezinearticles.com/?Leadership-and-Change-The-3-Key-Roles-of-the-Change-Leader&id=1067212 Improving the business is very, very different to running the day-to-day operations of the business. Improvements are typically force fed into the business while the business has little time or interest in digesting less than palatable improvements. When one understands and is able to bridge the gaps and disconnects between Project Mechanics and Business Dynamics, Corporate Optics, Office Politics; improvements tend to be both better managed and better accepted by the organization. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:56:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Improvements-Project-Mechanics,-Business-Dynamics,-Corporate-Optics-and-Office-Politics&id=1065448 http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Improvements-Project-Mechanics,-Business-Dynamics,-Corporate-Optics-and-Office-Politics&id=1065448 The business has become more competitive and no one can deny from the fact that today the requirement to improve the quality and productivity is one of the highest priorities in business management. This is where "Kaizen", comes into picture and plays a vital role. Kaizen has been derived from the fusion of two Japanese words: "Kai" and "Zen", it stands for "Change" and "Good" and defined as nonstop enhancement or improvement. In simple terms it means constant analysis to have a better performance. Invented and developed in Japan, this Kaizen approach helped many firms all across the globe to achieve better operational excellence and improve their productivity. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:22:19 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Importance-of-Kaizen-Approach-in-Current-Market-Scenario&id=1069098 http://ezinearticles.com/?Importance-of-Kaizen-Approach-in-Current-Market-Scenario&id=1069098 Organizational transitions are difficult to get right. Too often, they are treated as merely technical or financial problems to be solved. This article suggests that there are "human" components as well - -and that these can make or break a major transition. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:09:30 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Organizational-Transitions-Six-Critical-Things-to-Remember&id=1064443 http://ezinearticles.com/?Organizational-Transitions-Six-Critical-Things-to-Remember&id=1064443 We make plans then life happens. Sometimes life is good; we get unexpected opportunities and surprising gifts. Often life is less good: the path we thought was straight has some interesting curves. Obstacles appear where none existed. We get knocked down. How do you know you will get back up and keep moving? Build the elements of resilience into your life and plans: practice them before you need them. You can be confident that they will support you through struggles and keep you on course through storms. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:53:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Build-Resilience-To-Get-The-Results-You-Want&id=1064375 http://ezinearticles.com/?Build-Resilience-To-Get-The-Results-You-Want&id=1064375 Organizations are discovering that the traditional 'command and control' style of management is no longer effective in today's environment. Today's businesses require rapid response, leveraged creativity, resilience and individual effort in order to remain competitive. Retaining key valued staff requires much more than just satisfactory remuneration and is critical to company success. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:14:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Adding-Value-For-Business-Success&id=1059319 http://ezinearticles.com/?Adding-Value-For-Business-Success&id=1059319 Every modern corporation is working on various forms of organizational change. Most companies have daily challenges to their current operations. There is the temptation to institute changes as these demands are felt. Before change is considered, there are five key precepts that should be understood and instituted by the organization's managers. The degree of effectiveness of the organizational change will be directly related to the degree that each of the five have been thoroughly addressed. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:01:23 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Managing-the-March-Toward-Change&id=1054718 http://ezinearticles.com/?Managing-the-March-Toward-Change&id=1054718 This is how most relations end: first you find someone "new," then you end an existing relation. More ethically would be to do it the other way around, but that is without taking into account one important element... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:12:46 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Should-I-Leave-or-Should-I-Stay?&id=1056538 http://ezinearticles.com/?Should-I-Leave-or-Should-I-Stay?&id=1056538 I have been fortunate to have visited a lot of companies in my lifetime as a consultant. I have also participated in several nonprofit groups, many of which are well established and steep in customs and tradition. Interestingly, a lot of these organizations operate on autopilot when it comes to executing procedures. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:10:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Resisting-Change&id=1055734 http://ezinearticles.com/?Resisting-Change&id=1055734 Researchers at Ohio State University have concluded a study of 286 businesses that were spun off from the parent company between 1980 and 2005. Looking at 10 policy areas, they found a remarkable connection to the policies of the company from which they were spun off. This further exemplifies the difficulty with which culture can be changed. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:41:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Corporate-Culture-Why-Are-They-So-Hard-To-Change?&id=1054820 http://ezinearticles.com/?Corporate-Culture-Why-Are-They-So-Hard-To-Change?&id=1054820 The title says it all. These are the seven major reasons why people resist, oppose, dig their heels in, or ignore our otherwise "brilliant" ideas. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:24:10 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-7-Reasons-Why-People-Resist-Change&id=1053595 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-7-Reasons-Why-People-Resist-Change&id=1053595 ING is changing under the management of CEO Michel Tilmant. The change is most of all a re-styling, but the impact is visible. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:47:14 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Portrait-of-a-Change-in-Style-ING-(2)&id=1050618 http://ezinearticles.com/?Portrait-of-a-Change-in-Style-ING-(2)&id=1050618 ING is changing under the management of CEO Michel Tilmant. The change is most of all a re-styling, but the impact is visible. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:45:46 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Portrait-of-a-Change-in-Style-ING&id=1049978 http://ezinearticles.com/?Portrait-of-a-Change-in-Style-ING&id=1049978 Numbers matter. You need to have your arguments ready when staff members suggest to you that "We are not all about numbers. We are about quality of ministry." When staff members use this argument, they are dead wrong. You are about quality of ministry but numbers are critical. To prove it, ask the staff members how many of them will still be employed at the church if the church takes an attendance drop of 50%. Then how many will be around after a 75% drop? Point made. Case closed. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:40:51 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Do-I-Do-When-My-Staff-Members,-Very-Good-Ones-At-That,-Dont-Seem-To-Sense-The-Urgency-To-Grow&id=1047147 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Do-I-Do-When-My-Staff-Members,-Very-Good-Ones-At-That,-Dont-Seem-To-Sense-The-Urgency-To-Grow&id=1047147 Innovative leaders are comfortable with ambiguity. They know that there are many answers to any question. They light fires and they put them out. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:56:03 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Start-Fires-and-Put-Them-Out&id=1036746 http://ezinearticles.com/?Start-Fires-and-Put-Them-Out&id=1036746 Once upon a time, a prince and princess lived in stressful palace, surrounded by a stressful village, inside a stressful land. They knew it was stressful because everyone said it was. Their parents, the king and queen, worked from sunrise to sunset hearing issues from their kingdom, weighing the requests, and appropriating the collective harvest to the people of their land. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:13:55 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Busy-About&id=1046401 http://ezinearticles.com/?Busy-About&id=1046401 Viewing a problem specifically through each sense individually can really break new ground. And the break doesn't have to be earth shattering. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:18:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?That-Plan-Wont-Work&id=1044569 http://ezinearticles.com/?That-Plan-Wont-Work&id=1044569 Are you faced with leading a significant organizational change and need options for successfully making it happen? If so, then take a moment and consider a blended approach that provides the structure and energy to dramatically change your business organization. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:36:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Successfully-Leading-Organizational-Change-A-Sure-Fire,-High-Energy-Blended-Approach&id=1043772 http://ezinearticles.com/?Successfully-Leading-Organizational-Change-A-Sure-Fire,-High-Energy-Blended-Approach&id=1043772 Run charts can be very valuable in helping your search for sources of variation. They are easy to plot and easy to interpret. The sampling is uncomplicated, and there are no statistical computations to make. They can also be applied to almost any process or any data. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:05:44 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Run-Charts&id=1044226 http://ezinearticles.com/?Run-Charts&id=1044226 While it is tempting, the application of public capital market practices, those one sees reported in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), is the same as believing that a comparison between an apple and an orange is not a logical fallacy. Each middle market privately held company that successfully manages to maximize their asset value and sell to a substantive buyer has created an individually attractive market opportunity for that buyer. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:22:29 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?All-Transactions-Are-Ad-Hoc-in-Private-Capital-Company-Transactions!&id=1042323 http://ezinearticles.com/?All-Transactions-Are-Ad-Hoc-in-Private-Capital-Company-Transactions!&id=1042323 Research show that 82% of employees are either "not-engaged" or "actively dis-engaged" from their role in your organization. That is, they have limited productivity or are working against you. Try to add significant change on top of that and you have a disaster waiting to happen if it is not managed carefully and correctly. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:25:09 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Making-Corporate-Change-Work-Every-Time&id=1040299 http://ezinearticles.com/?Making-Corporate-Change-Work-Every-Time&id=1040299 A rough scientific definition of momentum is "a mass in motion," a force. Momentum is also a business force, and can be described as a series of successes. Political candidates and sports figures talk about it all the time. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:34:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Build-Momentum-In-Your-Business&id=1036750 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Build-Momentum-In-Your-Business&id=1036750 Qualitative and quantitative steps in assessing organization for development. The bottom line is to minimize costs, maximize profit, maximize efficiency, and increase productivity. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:56:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Maximize-Profit-While-Minimize-Costs&id=1035599 http://ezinearticles.com/?Maximize-Profit-While-Minimize-Costs&id=1035599 An important aspect of total quality is the identification and control of all the sources of variation so that processes produce essentially the same result again and again. A histogram is a tool that allows you to understand at a glance the variation that exists in a process. Although the histogram is essentially a bar chart, it creates a "lumpy distribution curve" that can be used to help identify and eliminate the causes of process variation. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:28:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Construct-Histograms&id=1034621 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Construct-Histograms&id=1034621 Why is there resistance to change? Are people just naturally perverse, or are there concerns which if understood and correctly dealt with will create the buy-in required to turn resisters into supporters and generate the momentum needed to overcome the gravitational pull of the status quo? Learn about the six layers at which resistance can occur. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:06:17 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Managing-Change-Successfully-Six-Layers-of-Resistance&id=1030548 http://ezinearticles.com/?Managing-Change-Successfully-Six-Layers-of-Resistance&id=1030548 Seventy percent of corporate change initiatives fail to have the desired effect. One has to ask why this is so high. The simple answer is that most change managers only project manage the product or system changes and ignore the critical factor - the people involved. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:31:16 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Why-the-High-Failure-Rate?&id=1028294 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Management-Why-the-High-Failure-Rate?&id=1028294 Developing a succinct message for any form of communication is one of the most important factors of success. But even a well-crafted message won't work if you're aiming it at the wrong people. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:52:18 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Communicating-Change-to-Internal-Audiences&id=1024498 http://ezinearticles.com/?Communicating-Change-to-Internal-Audiences&id=1024498 Corporate Change Management is the buzz word of business around the world in these difficult times. But simply changing products, systems or staff can cause horrific disruption to or destruction of a business if not handles with great care. Seventy percent of all change programs fail at great cost because companies fail to take into account the highly stressful effects of the changes on staff. This article points the way to effective strategies of stress management. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:43:32 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stress-Management-A-Critical-Factor-of-Successful-Corporate-Change&id=1023970 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stress-Management-A-Critical-Factor-of-Successful-Corporate-Change&id=1023970 Proactive change based upon market conditions, technology, talent pool and other variables can set you apart from your competitors. Leadership should invest in process improvement and view it as an investment, not a liability. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:30:16 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mapping-Your-Way-To-Success&id=1020323 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mapping-Your-Way-To-Success&id=1020323 It's all about the Communication baby! Use this 4 step process to make a change in the way you make a change in your organization! Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:22:16 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Time-For-A-Change?-Make-It-Easy-By-Using-A-4-Step-Process-To-Eliminate-The-Fear-And-Ensure-Success&id=1020820 http://ezinearticles.com/?Time-For-A-Change?-Make-It-Easy-By-Using-A-4-Step-Process-To-Eliminate-The-Fear-And-Ensure-Success&id=1020820 The affinity diagram is a management and planning tool. Use of this tool is based on the understanding that time invested in planning will produce remarkable dividends as the generated ideas and plans are acted upon and implemented. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:15:50 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Affinity-Diagrams&id=1018310 http://ezinearticles.com/?Affinity-Diagrams&id=1018310 Trade shows, especially successful ones, are only as good as the staffers working them. Seek this article for tips, tricks and information on how to successfully train trade show staffers. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:04:11 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Successfully-Training-Trade-Show-Staffers&id=1017238 http://ezinearticles.com/?Successfully-Training-Trade-Show-Staffers&id=1017238 Motivating people to deal with the inevitable mental chaos that comes in safety decision-making requires explanation in anticipation of it. When we anticipate things, particularly what we'd call the 'abnormal' things that bring on chaotic feelings, we can plan to respond in the appropriate way. It requires explanation. It's "When this happens, do this" philosophy. Then it's a matter of practise. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:00:26 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-Chaos-Strikes-Dealing-With-The-Unexplained&id=1014967 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-Chaos-Strikes-Dealing-With-The-Unexplained&id=1014967 Quality problems are typically not simple. They often involve the complex interaction of several causes. A cause-and-effect diagram will help you to define and display the major causes, sub-causes and root causes that influence a process or a characteristic. Provide a focus for discussion and consensus. Visualize the possible relationships between causes which may be creating problems or defects. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:38:27 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Cause-and-Effect-Diagrams&id=1010295 http://ezinearticles.com/?Cause-and-Effect-Diagrams&id=1010295 The ability to choose is one of the greatest gifts humans have. However, the gift is only yours when you choose to consciously use it. You make hundreds, if not thousands, of choices every day - often with no realization that you even made a choice. What to wear; what to eat; where to go; wear a coat; every single thing you do involves making a choice. However, making these choices - every day, more than once - will impact your future in very positive ways, if you choose. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:44:27 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Making-These-Decisions-Will-Change-Your-Life&id=1008374 http://ezinearticles.com/?Making-These-Decisions-Will-Change-Your-Life&id=1008374 Change means one door is closing and a new one is opening. Are you willing to take the risk to walk through the new door? Do nothing and you will continue to get the same results. Take a chance step from the familiar to the unknown. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:33:24 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Creates-Opportunity&id=1004311 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Creates-Opportunity&id=1004311 Leaders have accountability when confronted with the need for change to create an environment for change. The nature of the environment they must create is dependent upon a significant early choice for revolutionary or evolutionary change. Most leaders I have known who have opted for revolutionary change have, in twenty-twenty hindsight, commented that they should have done more, earlier and faster. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:35:56 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Leaders-Role-Creating-an-Environment-for-Revolutionary-Change&id=1005742 http://ezinearticles.com/?Leaders-Role-Creating-an-Environment-for-Revolutionary-Change&id=1005742 Ever sat through a painful presentation? Ever given a painful presentation? Ever wished you had some ideas about how to make your presentations more effective and way less painful? Your wish is granted with these 8 uncommon suggestions to make even the most common presentation outstanding. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:13:07 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eight-Uncommon-Approaches-to-Better-Presentations&id=1005600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eight-Uncommon-Approaches-to-Better-Presentations&id=1005600 Feeling stressed? Are you pursuing too many moving targets? Or, are there just too many details to keep up with in general? You can't stop the world and get off. Find out how to get on the bus and not get left behind. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:32:28 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Changed-Your-Cheese?&id=993634 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Changed-Your-Cheese?&id=993634 Most changes fail. Well-meaning leaders inadvertently create massive resistance to change that destroys otherwise fine ideas. This article covers what can go wrong. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:13:43 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Managing-Change-The-Wrong-Approach&id=1002682 http://ezinearticles.com/?Managing-Change-The-Wrong-Approach&id=1002682 Some areas of business or public sector work attract people who are more comfortable with change than others. Understanding that this is a fact, and finding ways to engage all types of people in change is crucial to making such initiatives successful overall. If a large percentage of people don't "get it" about a major change, then leaving it to the few who do may be courting disaster. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:57:26 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Doing-Change-Is-Easier-For-Some-Than-Others!&id=997514 http://ezinearticles.com/?Doing-Change-Is-Easier-For-Some-Than-Others!&id=997514 Successful implementation of Six Sigma is a combination of technical prowess and a deep understanding of people. Too often, quality improvement efforts focus too heavily on technical issues and ignore the things that get people excited about supporting these changes. And this leads to resistance, and resistance can kill otherwise good projects. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:47:46 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Six-Sigma-and-Change-Management-What-to-Do-and-What-to-Avoid&id=955656 http://ezinearticles.com/?Six-Sigma-and-Change-Management-What-to-Do-and-What-to-Avoid&id=955656 Douglas McGregor identified two possible beliefs a manager might have about what motivates people - Theory X or Theory Y. A belief in Theory X suggests that people are motivated by iron handed autocratic leadership. But those who believe in Theory Y believe that motivation is intrinsic: people want to work, they want to do well. Much of the research since McGregor's important book, The Human Side of Enterprise in 1960, suggests that the practice of Theory Y has a greater potential to improve productivity. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:46:18 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Organizatonal-Behavior-and-Change-and-The-Creation-of-the-False-X&id=948818 http://ezinearticles.com/?Organizatonal-Behavior-and-Change-and-The-Creation-of-the-False-X&id=948818 Change has become such a constant in the workplace that we are beginning to delude ourselves that everyone likes it. Although some people do thrive on change, it is a stress for most. I'd like to share with you some ideas that other managers are finding useful in lessening resistance to change. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:19:26 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Push-Back-When-Your-People-Resist-Change&id=999864 http://ezinearticles.com/?Push-Back-When-Your-People-Resist-Change&id=999864 You can become the Most Valuable Player in your business when you work to develop and implement a bottom up mission, vision, and purpose strategic process. As many business advisers and business consultants will tell you; you will start to see profit increases to your bottom line within 6 months, and, over the course of 18 months to 3 years, see some serious performance and profitability increases. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:54:14 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-You-Can-Become-an-MVP-and-Increase-Your-Business-Profits!&id=993339 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-You-Can-Become-an-MVP-and-Increase-Your-Business-Profits!&id=993339 If you're in the business world, you have either heard of lean manufacturing or six sigma. Almost every company in either the service or manufacturing sector has adopted one of these two disciplines as an improvement methodology. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:02:07 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Lean-Six-Sigma-Roadmap-and-Implementation-Guide&id=991991 http://ezinearticles.com/?Lean-Six-Sigma-Roadmap-and-Implementation-Guide&id=991991 Prior to the 1970s, large business organizations functioned in "silos." These were groups of workers who functioned in isolated groups and were subordinate to line or functional managers. Picture several columns on a page. Each column is headed by a line manager, and each line manager supervises one worker group. Because these groups functioned with autonomy, some work functions were replicated by each silo. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:25:26 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Balanced-Office-Matrix-Structure-Can-Avoid-Potential-Problems&id=995994 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Balanced-Office-Matrix-Structure-Can-Avoid-Potential-Problems&id=995994 Copyright 2008 EzineArticles.com - All Rights Reserved.