Tag: implementation

  • How to Coach & Manage People Through Change

    August 2013   This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… People attend meetings, but they clearly aren’t working together nor are they working toward the same goals.Some people are overly cautious and quiet while others are playing a silent game of tug-o-war. Problems, both spoken and unspoken, are discussed…

  • How to Manage Organizational Change

    August 2013   This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… We find ourselves re-doing our project plan and spinning our wheels. People are not working as a team. Increased cross-functional collaboration and communication. Higher degrees of participation from all members, at all levels. Less “failure work;” problems solved the…

  • Implementing a Strategic Plan Puts Companies on Path Toward Victory

    August 2013 Business Management Consulting, Business Strategy and Implementation, Business Success, Improvement, Project Implementation: How to Create Ownership Whether it’s called a strategic plan for larger organizations or a plan of attack for smaller mom-and-pop businesses, the foundational elements are the same. Having a clear plan on where your business is going and how to…

  • Strategic Planning: How to Chart your Course for Success

    August 2013 Charting Your Course For Success Business Strategy and Implementation, Business Success, Improvement, Leadership Development/ Executive Coaching, Mergers: How to Manage Organizational Change, Project Implementation: How to Create Ownership Overview In order for any business to end the year successfully, it must have begun the year properly by establishing achievable goals at the micro…

  • Technology is no Substitute for Effective Communication

    August 2013 Give Us a Technology Pill to Cure All Our Ills Communication Issues, Leadership Development/ Executive Coaching, Project Implementation: How to Create Ownership, Work Place Articles Overview Technology is no substitute for effective communication, trust and leadership development: Super software will not always cure your organizational ills! Digital systems will not always trim the fat…

  • Strategic Plan & Project Implementation How to Create Ownership

    August 2013 Project Implementation: How to Create Ownership This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… An “us versus them” culture has been created and will not relent. People grasp the issues. Individuals and departments are aligned around a common purpose. People understand both the difficulties and the opportunities inherent…

  • Organization Business Strategic Plan Implementation Skills Assessment

    August 2013 The Reality of Strategic Plan Execution should be clearly apparent. You must measure your teams understanding and ability to execute or you’re simply lying to yourself and others and wasting time and money under the illusion you’re doing strategic planning. Whether I call it a strategic plan for larger organizations or a plan…

  • Successful Strategic Plan Implementation: How to go from Planning to Action

    Aug 2013   Strategic plans don’t go from plan to action on their own as most people think–or rather, hope. A strategic plan is a simple document or road map. People must be learn new behaviors and take actions not previously committed to implement a successful strategic plan. Much like people must take roads not…

  • Improved Communication: Check for Understanding

    August 2013 Throughout history, many great communicators have mused about how difficult it is for people to effectively communicate — even those who speak the same language! Some scholars cite how subtle differences in age and style can potentially create real challenges in successful communication. Case in point might be the stereotypical communication challenges faced…