They are everywhere. You just cannot avoid them! No matter the job or environment, you will always meet them, so dealing with difficult employees is essential in order to achieve success. This is a skill I personally had to learn. For many years when I had been dealing with difficult employees, I would think,…
Dealing With Difficult Employees
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What is Corporate Culture? Its a hard-to-copy weapon!
What is Corporate Culture? Well, let’s put it this way, culture is ‘the way we do things around here’. It is how the people in the organisation behave and act. It is the way we think and feel; the relationships that are formed, the company’s systems that are used and its processes employed. Corporate culture…
The 7S model and change: increasing your chance of organisational success
The 7S model, developed by Mckinsey Consulting, can describe how affectively one can organise a company, holistically. It is based around seven key elements of any organisation, with the view that in order for it to operate successfully, all the elements in this model must align synergistically together. The factors are split into two groups:…
Change Management Models – Understanding How to Use Lewin’s 3 Stages and Hussey’s EASIER Models
The following change management models can be used to aid transition of culture. Each has their pros and cons, and along with the Change Management Process, can be used to embed the correct requirements to address cultural change. The two frameworks that are discussed in this guide are Lewin’s 3 Stage Model, and the EASIER…
Change Management issues and those factors which cause failure
What are the change management issues? In most instances, change management initiatives fail. The Journal of Change Management in 2002 stated, “Change initiatives crucial to organisational success fail 70% of the time.” There are many studies which suggest similar statistics. So what change management issues cause this high rate of failure? Kotter, in his book,…
The Change Curve – How do we react to change?
The change curve was Originally created by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in 1969 to illustrate how people deal with the news that they have a terminal illness. Nowadays this same model is used for any crisis that we as individuals go through. Just as important, it can be used to gauge change and the effect this has…
ADKAR Change Management: creating change in Individuals
ADKAR change management is one of many change management models which can assist in the development of a cultural transition program. It focuses on change at an individual level, and the specific needs of that individual, in order for that person to change their behaviours to the desired ways of working – the new culture:…
Kotters 8 Step Process: Identifying Important Elements to Successful Organisational Change
Kotter (1995) summed up what he perceived as the essential 8 step process for successful organisational transformation. Again, as with other models, notice some similarities like creating a clear vision, conducting good communication regarding the new vision, empowering employees, leading by example and celebration of successes. Think about which model suits you best, when using…
The Change Management Process: Linking the Steps to Successful Change
In a world that is increasingly fast paced and ever changing, the change management process is an integral part of any organisation and manager. Whether planning a large fundamental change or a smaller incremental one, change must be planned and executed correctly and the following change management process will give direction in terms of content…
Small Business Economics: Helping you succeed Where Others May Fail
Small business Economics isn’t something you find in the back of a library, imprinted in a 30 year old dusty book, nor is economics a black art, understood by the vital few. It is however, an integrated cog for the small business strategy. In fact, getting it right can mean excelling in a tough old…