The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of Change

Change can be a fantastic renewal, a look in a different direction, an “I knew it could be this way” enlightenment. Or it can be a disruptive, unproductive, uncomfortable twisting of what felt fine (thank you). And it can be a time and money drain of already vulnerable systems and cultures.

Let’s start with a Good List It is a great way to get rid of all  that slows things down It is an excellent way to reinvent Change does feel good when it makes sense For business change can radically increase productivity (after a transition period) Change can create

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It turns out consultants can be a threat

I have seen and heard lately the term “over qualified”. In my own context I take it as a compliment, albeit a strange one.  In forums it sounds as if this is a nasty symptom of the last tough 2 years.

Over an over I have turned this term to make sense of it. On a run this morning I got the “aha”. It has nothing to do with qualifications really, it has to do with potential for influence. Someone brought in for one of the new pseudo-consulting roles (an actual role is created that looks much like an employee

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Scope Creep the Change Management Way

Change Management like project management, leadership and the implementation of strategy is not immune to insidious scope creep.

Inclusive Creep

“George, over there will need to be involved with this”. “Sue has a hand in this we should include her in this meeting”. Choose your comment, the list is long. All are based on a misunderstanding of what it takes to guide change. The change process has an end state, that is where you are heading. So inclusion is based on the journey to that end state. It is often a fine line in deciding who genuinely needs to be

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