It amazes me how difficult it is for clients (and most of the consultants I have observed) to put themselves at the end of an initiative or project and look back toward the present. Doing so is an entirely different perspective-which feeds an entirely different approach. It surprises those clients and consultants to see that this simple change of viewpoint can reveal many of the human obstacles, illustrate gaps in the fabric of the organization and pave the way to a much straighter path to success.
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Change Management From the Horizon- looking back from the end state
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Let’s say you are the executive that is in tune with both people and business.
You have had corporate initiatives that have been successful and a few not so. Because you are wise you see that that the successful initiatives were those where corporate strategy somehow tied neatly into individual and team motivation. And those not so successful were the ones where change was forced and resistance was almost guaranteed.
Success managed motivation. Un-success battled resistance.
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Change Management for the Knowledgeable Executive
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Why
Because there is so much that is fundamentally wrong with the current/historical change management approaches. Much more later-
First promise is a contrarian viewpoint.
Anything that is big as change can be scary, overwhelming and confusing-
Second promise is to simplify change management.
I have a passion for both people and business objectives. Both are necessities for change. And both get sanded down by methodologies and theory.
Third promise is to provide valuable insight from both client and consultant perspectives.
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Vision to Work- Contrary, Simplified and Insightful Enterprise Change Management
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