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Practical business change articles
Are you ready to deliver?
When you hear hoofbeats, look for horses not zebras
Why does strategy get stalled?
Fired up by a Strategy Day, but nothing tangible is delivered?
Navigate an uncertain future
So what now?
The power of teams
Unlocking the power of teams reaps real benefits
How to build consensus
Why consensus is not the same as design by committee
Avoid pain in business change
Business change can be hard but does it have to be painful?
Don’t outsource your change
Change which is ‘driven through’ is unlikely to stick
How to disagree brilliantly
Don’t avoid disagreements – learn how to disagree brilliantly.
Acceptance of business change
It might be hard, but acceptance of business change is key to progress.
Making progress, resolving resistance
When dealing with business change we nearly always run into resistance at some point.
Dealing with business problems
Big problem or small, the process is the same
Vision and expectations
Are expectations just planned disappointments?
Relationship capital
Relationship capital is taken to be the sum of all the relationships that make up a company.
Do more – plan less
Do you feel that time is working against you?
Find your focus
What’s your next step to achieving your vision?
How to handle obstacles
Spending too much time with a risk register?
Iterative and incremental business change
Organisations aren’t like buildings
Give your project a break
We all need a break sometimes. But there is an issue that always come up.
Value resistance to change
Should we value resistance to change, rather than treat it as an impediment?
Deep and active listening
Listening looks easy, but it’s not simple. Every head is a world
Complex or simply difficult?
It’s not long before we run into complexity.
Stories for shared understanding
Working with change can be a messy business.
Small change, big impact
It can seem impossible to start making changes because of a lack of time or money.
New beginnings
What will this season bring us?
Dealing with uncertainty
When we’ve done all the planning we can, uncertainty might still remain.
Working toward a shared goal
Nothing can be achieved unless the whole team understands what it is trying to achieve.
Get your change started
Is there something you really need to change in your business, but you just can’t get started?
Qualities of successful change
Which qualities need to be present if a change is to succeed?