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what type of change process do you need?
Team bonding.
You need to bond people into a team due to one of
the following
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a merger.
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a change in structure.
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new members coming into the team.
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a new leader joining an existing team.
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a change of ownership.
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a desire to resolve interpersonal conflict.
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a need to get people working across functional
boundaries or with people from other organizations in the
network.
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low morale as a result of retrenchments.
Appropriate interventions include:
creating new paradigms
You want to inject strategic thinking into your organization.
You want people to:
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understand new strategic trends.
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generate opportunities from these trends.
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develop new ways of delighting their
customers.
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develop new distribution channels, markets,
products and value added services.
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imagine the future.
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get creative.
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produce paradigm busting ideas.
Appropriate interventions include:
strategic planning
You need to develop a new strategic plan or
vision for the following reasons:
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a merger/takeover.
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a change in ownership.
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new stakeholders with new expectations of the organization.
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a need for transformation.
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a loss of profitability or market share.
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new competitors entering your industry.
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you're concerned about the impact of
e-commerce on your business.
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there is a need for a change in your company
culture.
Appropriate interventions include:
Communicating your vision. Getting buy in and
action.
You've already developed a strategic plan. Now
all you need to do is to:
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communicate it to all employees
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get them motivated and excited about
contributing to the vision.
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get them committed to taking action to making
the vision a reality.
Appropriate interventions include:
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non participative communication
(presentations, briefings, newsletters, emails, websites...)
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participative communications (workshops
and competitions).
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using your performance management system to
link individual/divisional goals to your new vision.
planning the changes
You find change difficult to manage because:
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your organization is involved in too many
changes at once.
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you feel your organization has lost its focus.
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you are facing resistance to change.
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you don't know how to plan a change process.
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there are lots of political agendas to deal
with.
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previous change processes haven't worked.
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you find it difficult to sustain the
excitement and energy needed to implement your changes.
Appropriate interventions include:
Training
leaders and change agents at all levels to
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use
systems thinking to identify the few core changes that
your organization needs to focus on. i.e. the 20% of changes
that will yield 80% benefit to your organization.
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Selecting the tools you need
to achieve your change.
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Develop
an integrated change
process for your organization.
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Understand the roles that
need to be played to ensure the changes are sustained.
Energy
You and your team lack the energy needed for
change. You:
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feel bogged down at the thought of having to
implement your company's vision.
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are often tired, depressed and worn out.
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seem to complain a lot
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find that the fun and excitement has gone out
of work
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are continually having to deal with negativity
at work.
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Seem to have lost control over your lives
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want to leave the company, but are concerned
whether this is the right thing to do.
Appropriate interventions include:
For custom designed interventions to these and
other issues you are facing,
contact Ruth Tearle
on +27-21 712 2154
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