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Getting Smart About Change Management

BCG

One industry that has been a huge beneficiary of all this turbulence is the change management industry. Companies in all sectors eagerly seek its services, on the premise that a tailor-made change program will improve the trajectory of their business. Unfortunately, change programs have a remarkably modest record of success.

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Dealing with Ambiguity at Work: 1 Tool You Need

Organizational Talent Consulting

An essential part of organizational consulting is helping individuals and teams gain clarity during change and dealing with role ambiguity created by the changes. Applying a RACI template in conjunction with a given change initiative is not intended to substitute for a robust change management plan. Science Direct.

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30 (4), 763-781. Diagnosing and changing organizational culture: Based on the competing values framework (Third ed.). We partner with clients to cultivate desired organizational cultures so that they can thrive. References: Büschgens, T., Bausch, A., & & Balkin, D. Cameron, K.

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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege

Organizational Talent Consulting

Theodore Roosevelt Reason #1: Pressure Accelerates Change One reason to embrace pressure is that pressure accelerates change, and leadership is about change. In the book Leading Change, renowned change management thought leader John Kotter identified that overcoming complacency to change requires a sense of urgency.

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How Diligent Biz Dev Led to a Six-Figure Consulting Project

Successful Independent Consulting

April 2013: Joe reaches out to Jennifer about some consulting work. I have a need for an independent change management consultant in LA. She explained the business model and mentioned me, saying: “Let me know if you ever want to discuss it further, or I could put you in touch directly with Liz.” Nothing came of it.

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What Spinning Off a GE Business Taught Me About Managing Ultra-Fast Change

Harvard Business

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. We have hired more than 5,000 new employees since beginning the effort in late 2013.)

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What I Learned from Leading a Tunisian Ministry During the Arab Spring

Harvard Business

After a general election that saw an Islamist-led coalition rise to power, the country witnessed two political assassinations in February and July 2013. This was the context when, on Christmas Day 2013, the then-designated Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa offered me the aforementioned thankless and non-lucrative opportunity.