Selling Organizational Change as a "Project"
Here are a few value propositions, arguments and approaches to assist with "the sale" that I've assembled from a variety of sources:1.) Explain the “J Curve” effect (whenever you introduce change into...
View ArticleOrganizational Change Network - Favorite OCM Books
Here are the favorite OCM books submitted by several members of the Organizational Change Network (OCN) Discussion Board (listed in no particular order):1. The Heart of Change – John Kotter & Dan...
View ArticleSurvey Results: What are the Top 10 Characteristics of an Organizational...
Survey Results: Based on a 1 - 10 rating scale, 10 being highest. Average score:1. Skilled Communicator 7.13 / 102. Emotionally Intelligent 6.45 / 103. Strong Leader 5.92 / 104. Excellent Problem...
View ArticleSurvey Results: What are the Major Elements of a Successful Global ERP...
It is 1 year after the implementation of a successful global ERP business process transformation. Why was it so successful? Please rank the following elements that led to the success from 10-1, 10...
View ArticleSurvey Results: Major Reasons for Underperforming or Unsuccessful Large-Scale...
1) What are the major reasons for Underperforming or Unsuccessful Large-Scale Organizational Change Initiatives? Please rank the following factors from 10 - 1, 10 having the most impact and 1 having...
View ArticleA Guide to Leading a Self-Organizing Change Process
I have facilitated 6-7 self-organizing change initiatives - mainly in medium-sized organizations, or groups within very large organizations ($25 - 250M). These projects have been highly successful....
View ArticleSurvey Results: What is the single most important trait of a successful...
Survey conducted by Jim Markowsky, X-Factor Solutions (www.x-factor-solutions.com/). Participants were members of the Organizational Change Practioners group on LinkedIn - a group of over 5,000 global...
View ArticleBreaking News - X-Factor Solutions Discovered on Mars. Now on YouTube!
Click below for details:YouTube, Part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm20OJjl5lEYouTube, Part 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep1nx8YdTGwYouTube, Part 3:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAqI8CcAR64I...
View ArticleWhat process is at the leading edge of learning organizations?
Open Space Technology, developed by Harrison Owen, provides a framework of time and space for people to self-organize their own process and work on issues they feel passionate about, and for which they...
View ArticleWhy Use the Term "Change Management"?
I have balked at using the expression "change management" for many years. It just didn't seem right. How can you really manage change? You lead it. You facilitate it. You embrace it. You pray for it....
View ArticleHere are Two Excellent Change Management YouTube Videos
I highly recommend the following YouTube change management videos - great messages!Cisco - Change Management Training Video - this is an excellent video for showing change impacts and how individuals...
View ArticleWhat's Missing in Organizational Change Theory and/or Practice?
This question was recently posted on the Organizational Change Practitioners discussion board on LinkedIn. Here is my reply:"To me, the missing piece is 'completing the change' by effectively...
View Article20 Shortcuts on Organizational Change Management
Read this innovative eBook by Luc Gallopin, moderator of the Organizational Change Practitioner's Group on LinkedIn. Luc is a fellow "in the trenches" change agent. Highly recommended!...
View Article5-Steps for Creating a Vision And Strategic Agenda
Here is a link to a SlideShare document that outlines a Visioning and Strategic Agenda process that I have used with several clients over the years:http://bit.ly/baGZR4This process has produced...
View ArticleA Blueprint for Successful Change Management
A CEO recently asked me to come up with "no more than 10 things... and only on one page" that will help his change initiative be successful. He liked what I came up with and called his Change Steering...
View Article25 Change Management Best Practices
These best practices have been created as a result of my 25 years of extensive change management experience, lessons learned after many change management projects, learning from other...
View ArticleMy Favorite Quotes on Change
"A wise man turns chance into good fortune." - Thomas Fuller "All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life...
View ArticleOCM Strategies Can be Brief and Effective Using ADKAR!
I was recently challenged by a client of mine to take a 31-page OCM strategy written by a Big 4 consulting firm and make it brief and understandable. He indicated that the Big 4 strategy was way to...
View ArticleMy Favorite Quotes on Change
"A wise man turns chance into good fortune." - Thomas Fuller"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life...
View ArticleOCM Strategies Can be Brief and Effective Using ADKAR!
I was recently challenged by a client of mine to take a 31-page OCM strategy written by a Big 4 consulting firm and make it brief and understandable. He indicated that the Big 4 strategy was way to...
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