Dealing With External Challenge

Dealing With External Challenge

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Lessons From History Once in a while along comes something that derails everyone’s plans. In the 20th Century there were two global wars, Spanish Flu and a couple of other significant events like the Great Depression and the HIV/AIDS epidemic that rumbles on. It seems...
A Cheese Shop Sketch

A Cheese Shop Sketch

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I never imagined that 47 years after first meeting John Cleese I’d be writing a rather different version of a Cheese Shop sketch. But that’s the crazy world we live in – and businesses do seem to have a habit of doing crazy things from time to time. Do You...
Top Tips to Make Business Transformation Go Smoothly

Top Tips to Make Business Transformation Go Smoothly

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Get your ducks in a row Be clear Make engagement a constant Plan for certainty Make your governance process transparent Be meticulous about managing dependencies Practise what you preach Get Your Ducks In A Row When you start the transformation journey there will be...
Turning Around Business Transformation

Turning Around Business Transformation

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5 steps First PAUSE 1. Re-examine the root causes 2. Check the designed solution 3. Produce a revised plan RESTART the Transformation activity 4. Take action and implement 5. Review the outcome Things Aren’t Working This may be a gut feeling or you may have...
Explaining Business Transformation

Explaining Business Transformation

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Just what is Business Transformation? The common description is that in management Business Transformation involves making fundamental changes in how business is conducted in order to help cope with shifts in market environment. However that seems to me to be far too...