Managing Change
Workplace Coach: Tips for Project Managers
“Project Management” can mean many different things. In simplistic terms it can be defined as meeting the goals/deliverables of a project within budget and on time. This column addresses some of the common challenges I encounter when coaching project managers. Effective project management equates to many factors. The basics are good planning, risk management, organizing [...]
Continue reading...Workplace Coach: Resistance to Change
Change is a part of our every day lives. The pace of change is rapidly accelerating in workplaces. Companies simply must keep up with the constant marketplace demands of change if they are to survive, much less thrive in this economy.
Continue reading...Workplace Coach: Workplace Stress
These are tough times for workers and leaders. No one is immune. So how can leaders keep up morale in these high stress times? I don’t have a magic bullet but I can offer some suggestions for leaders.
Continue reading...Workplace Coach: Leading change is never easy
A common truth in today’s workplace is, “The only constant is change.” Change comes in many forms — from reorgs to new software and information systems, work flow processes and programs, etc. Many of these initiatives are presented as a method to “make our lives easier” or “make us more efficient.” The jury is still [...]
Continue reading...Workplace Coach: Leaders can make change easier
THE CURRENT ECONOMY has created an unprecedented need for companies to adapt and change. From the big automotive companies to Wall Street to small Main Street businesses, this is no time for “business as usual.” To succeed, companies big or small will need leaders who can support and manage the necessary change successfully. Resilient teams [...]
Continue reading...Workplace Coach: Tips for managing successful change at office
There is no “magic bullet” when it comes to effectively leading change. Managing change is a tough and serious challenge — even for the most experienced and highly capable leaders. Research reflects that well-managed change initiatives frequently have common and fundamental program elements. Here are a few to increase your odds of success: Model the [...]
Continue reading...Workplace Coach: Change must be steered correctly
Restructuring, strategic redirection, quality programs, work flow redesigns … the efforts at change go on and on in many organizations, but few leaders know how to lead and execute change effectively. (Seventy percent of change attempts fail, according to studies.) Organizations waste valuable resources by not achieving targeted change goals, including their opportunity to grow [...]
Continue reading...Workplace Coach: To thrive, embrace change
Last week’s column focused on the importance of how individuals react to change, and the significance of being adaptable and resilient. This week we shift our focus to the organization and the key question: Is your organization adaptable, nimble and resilient in today’s reality of constant change? Charles Darwin said, “It’s not the strongest species [...]
Continue reading...Workplace Coach: Change is coming — you need to change with it
How do you react to change? Your answer may affect your career — more than you might believe. “Resilient” individuals are recognized for their ability to absorb change more effectively than their less resilient counterparts; they adapt to change positively, keeping their composure, without the change negatively affecting their emotional, mental or physical well-being — [...]
Continue reading...Workplace Coach: Getting workers to buy into change
Today’s leaders are responsible for making a broad base of decisions, from the mundane to strategic decisions that may affect the survival of the entire organization. Achieving organizational alignment is one of the greatest challenges they face. Leaders managing large-scale change can lose sight of the fact that human beings naturally resist change and have [...]
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