Leading Change; Four Principles for Staying in Control

When leading a change programme, the bare minimum requirement of a leader is to be seen to be in control. The people you are leading will have a range of anxieties about the change which different individuals will feel to a different depth. The nature of the anxiety and the depth of the anxiety will change over time, sometimes precipitously.

Human Resource Outsourcing: The Ultimate Business Solution?

For years now, many companies in and out of the United States have been practicing human resource outsourcing. Lower labor and operational costs, as well as the efficiency to which the tasks are finished are two of the primary reasons why this has become a popular business decision.

Know When to Exit, Do Not Be the ‘Living Dead’

Within the corporate world, there are the ‘living dead’, which are the sick companies that go on a wretched existence, without any hope of turnaround.

The Power of Habit

We are all creatures of habit, whether we like it or not. Even though our habits often keep us in our comfort zone instead of reaching our goals, habits per se are not necessarily bad. Without habits, we would have to make conscious decisions at every turn.

How You View Change Is How You Do Change - Part One

In 1971, Alvin Toffler’s book, Future Shock, shook the world. Toffler predicted that “millions of ordinary, psychologically normal people will face an abrupt collision with the future . . . many of them will find it increasingly painful to keep up with the incessant demand for change that characterizes our time.” Thirty-five years later, we can say that Toffler has been proven correct in this assertion. And the ‘incessant demand for change’ continues unabated while the ‘painfulness in trying to keep up’ afflicts more and more people throughout the world.

There Is A Time To Be Born And A Time To Die - Correct Timing Is Everything

There is a time to be born and a time to die. Correct timing is everything The right timing is absolutely important. There is an old Chinese saying that for a business to flourish, you need to have the correct timing.

How to Avoid Implementation Failure

Failure to implement the recommendations of an investigation into what ails an organisation is a norm for most organisations. For some organisations it is a serial norm.

Implement the Benefit of Business Change with R-pM

Conventional methods prevent business change for planned and managed benefits and return. R-pM provides the proper method for business change in the 21st century enterprise to leave 20th century change management problems behind.

20th Century Business Methods are the Problem Not the Solution

The conventional management and business improvement method is to improve existing conventional methods. The only way to solve the problems into replace obsolete conventional methods with one 21st century method Result-performance Management (R-pM)

How To Manage Long Term Environmental Influences (1)

The environment is the number one change driver; either for your personal change “program” or for organizational moves. The environment brings the necessary conditions for change. But on short term there seems no need...

Having A Hard Time Focusing On Your Job Search - 4 Tips That Get You The Job - Part 2

Finding the right job can be difficult, but if you set some goals and action items you can focus on the job you really want. Don't just go after any job, pick the ones that are right for you and focus on getting them. Here are some tips to make sure you stay on track with your job search.

Introduction to Project Managment

It is common for organisations to undertake projects, however most do not employ full time Project Managers and it is common to pull together a project team to address a specific need. While most people are not formally skilled in project methodology, taking a role in a project team can be an excellent learning opportunity and also enhance a person’s career profile. To that end, this article aims to give an understanding of project management methodology and how it underpins most formally run projects.

What Do You Do When Change Happens?

As a leader, you constantly face three options: going all out for new opportunities, meeting challenges head on when they are still manageable, and doing nothing. In every case, whether explicit or not, you make a decision about how to deal with the change. What will you do?