Dissecting Change Marketing!

In the last post, we covered how we confuse organisational change management (OCM) with change marketing. Change marketing typically involves broadcasting your messages multiple times using different mediums, hoping the message will resonate over time. We often call...

Change Management Vs Change Marketing!

During project execution, we send stakeholders many messages about the change. We use many mediums (email, print) to present our information. We consider publishing forthcoming changes and providing support (training, a cheat sheet) as change management. These...

Change management plan designed in a vacuum!

As change managers, we must learn from school teachers, team coaches, and professional mentors. They facilitate change in the lives of their pupils daily. Think of how great teachers, coaches, and mentors have shaped and transformed the lives of many great men. I am...

Change management plan: Why do we need one?

If the change is constant, then we must have a plan to manage it! However, we do not carry any formal plans all the time. For example, we are maturing and growing old, and our priorities and lifestyles are changing. Without noticing, we must be constantly changing. We...

Code for transforming the project team!

IF, I choose to serve my customers, project, and team genuinely. AND I don’t pretend to have answers to all questions. AND I stay humble, genuine, and vulnerable, yet I work hard to find the appropriate answers. AND I genuinely give credit to the team members who...

Role of the leader!

As a leader, I should ensure we reach the best possible outcome within the given constraints. I should not be controlling my people. Instead, I should be guiding them towards a shared outcome. Unfortunately, I still see leaders controlling their people and demanding...

Don’t look at me; look at my journey!

You can compare me against others and judge the value I may offer. But you don’t know how far I have come or what I am willing to do for you. Similarly, when we compare the progress of teams, organisations and communities, we assess their current state. Often, we miss...

Problem list!

When a problem is consistently in front of us, we may want to roll our sleeves and resolve it. However, the problems that occasionally come and go tend to stay with us longer. Sometimes, we even give up and adapt to live with them. The challenge is that we do not note...

Controlling Vs Directing our mind!

I am trying to control my mind to be more disciplined and limit distractions. So, I removed all social media apps from my phone. I committed to stop shopping online. It is working with limited success. I am realising that my brain actively looks for distractions....