Managing Change

New Blog Location

2011-11-10T12:46:00.001-05:00

I have moved my Blog to eq-consultingservices.com. Please visit as it will be updated at least weekly

Use of a Consultant

2008-10-05T19:06:00.002-05:00

Let me make a suggestion that I feel will significantly increase the effectiveness of the Managing Change Process. This would be by using an effective consultant to guide the leadership team through the process. The consultant does not need to know anything about the business. The consultant does need to be very familiar with this or some other effective change process. There are several

Revisiting Vision and Strategies

2008-08-10T16:33:00.000-05:00

Let me make some additional comments regarding the model for Managing Change. Should this be your first time to this site and you want to understand the model that I use for Managing Change, I suggest that you go to the January 2008 Blog entry and start reading the next five monthly Blogs that explain each step in the model. Let me explain the arrow at the

Monitor

2008-06-30T19:53:00.000-05:00

The Monitoring section of the model represents the ongoing meeting process of the leadership team to monitor the overall process and make changes as appropriate to ensure that the plan works and the Vision is achieved. This is the most important section of the model. This is typically a monthly meeting for half of a day. The meeting starts by reviewing the KPI graphs and comparing current

Implementation

2008-06-02T15:40:00.001-05:00

Implementation is how to go about successfully implementing an Initiative. We are finally to where change actually takes place. The following are the steps in the process: 1. Leadership develops a “Charter” for each Initiative 2. A team is formed and the Charter explained

Initiatives

2008-05-01T08:12:00.000-05:00

Now that the Vision, Strategies and Measurement System are established it is time to identify Initiatives. Initiatives are the most important changes needed at this time to make progress toward achieving the Vision. Initiatives could also be thought of as projects. Once implemented the Initiatives will bring about improvements that will be reflected in the Key Performance Indicator graphs with

Measurement

2008-04-03T10:42:00.001-05:00

Once the organization has developed its Vision and Strategies the next step in the Managing Change Process is to develop a Measurement System. This is a means for making it clear to the leadership team whether or not the organization is on target for achieving its Vision. The objective is to select 4-6 Key Performance Indicators (they will be referred to from this point forward as KPIs). The

Strategies

2008-03-01T16:31:00.001-05:00

The second box in the model on the right represents Strategies. Strategies are high-level guides for the achieving your Vision. They can best be explained through examples. One area to consider and examples of what the Strategies could be: Geographic Market Serviced: -The south east only for 2008-9 -Throughout the US by 2012 -We never plan to

Vision

2008-02-03T14:32:00.000-05:00

The first step in starting the Managing Change Process is to be sure the right leadership team in place. It is not appropriate here to go into the details, as that would require a lengthy article. A brief description would be that the leadership team has the right structure, capable individuals in those positions and the group truly functions as a team. Functioning as a team requires reaching

Keys for Successfully Managing Change

2008-01-19T10:05:00.000-05:00

All organizations must be making changes in order to survive. Being very successful today does not mean that they will be successful in the future as the world is rapidly changing. So, even a profitable business today will be will eventually be loosing money if it is not effectively managing change. The only choice a business has is to be either proactive or reactive. The