There is a common misconception that managing change is the job of a Change Manager. Change is constant. Slow or fast, there is a constant change within our environment. Our external influencers (economy, technology, competition, customer priorities), and internal...
Getting an organisation to act on innovative ideas is often a challenge. As a leader, it can be difficult to get key stakeholders on board to move forward with these ideas. So, what can you do to sell your next innovative idea within the organisation? Initially,...
Changing business processes and automating them is often a difficult task. The work itself may be straightforward. But, often the real challenge in automating Business processes is the people. In enterprise-wide projects, stakeholders often have their own priorities...
Adversity teaches us lessons, and COVID-19 was no exception. During tough times, we enter survival mode, becoming self-centred and opportunistic. We behave as though there's no tomorrow. During the pandemic, people hoarded everything from toilet paper to oxygen...
Every new, reasonably significant change comes up with change anxiety. Unfortunately, the change anxiety pushes us to go backwards and try to follow the old familiar ways. It is like getting on the escalator stairs to move to the next higher level, and due to anxiety,...
Effective communication is one of the main challenges within every project and organisation. We all hear this phrase – You cannot over-communicate! If the message is important and reasonably complex, it is often challenging to communicate it effectively. Here are a...
Think about a soldier asking his senior before getting to the battleground – what is there for me? Similarly, a surgeon working insane hours handling another emergency case asks the same question – what is there for me? Sometimes there is nothing for us. We just have...
Yes, people hate change! Not every change, though. But, the perceived negative change. The negative change makes us insecure, push us to learn new things, and adds uncertainty to our lives. Therefore, people will continue to resist change. This is a well-known general...