From chaos to clarity
“There is a lot of emotion underlying people’s attitude to change.” Kurt Lewin
Today’s organizations are faced with increasingly rapid changes in technology, customer demands, and the competitive landscape. To sustain growth, weather various economic conditions, and achieve better organizational results, businesses must undergo fundamental changes.
Dealing with change management can be disheartening. Often times, the stakes are high, and the change can affect anything from organization structure to process, technology, and people.
Coaching is a vital part of successful change management. Coaching can alleviate many of the reasons for resistance and build support for the change throughout the organization. Coaching enables managers and leaders to develop strategies that will navigate employees through the transition, which is one of the greatest factors influencing change success.
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Articles on Change Management
Change your Story. Change your World.
Leaders, Baum der Hoffung © Otmar Brettschneider This article is right for you if you can whole-heartedly agree that communication to convince and give direction to your teams and other stakeholders is far more than the typical company speak via bullet points in a presentation, dry memos [...]
Believing in Change
Leaders, Aristotle taught us that „without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.“ Yet, astonishingly enough, it has become so much harder to make genuine human connections and establish trust – crucial prerequisites for successful change. Let me give you an example: My little niece [...]
Feedback is Everywhere
Leaders, As it’s time to prepare for the mid-term performance evaluations with your teams, I thought it might be worthwhile sharing as to what could enhance the effectiveness of your feedback discussions. I will talk about formal and informal feedback in this blog post. Giving feedback can be one of [...]
Managing Resistance: Change is just a kiss away
No doubt you’ve experienced at least one of the following situations during your career: The announcement of a new Board member or a change in organizational structure A new IT system or software upgrade A company merger or the decision to outsource operations to a low-cost region An office move [...]
Leadership by Example: Resolving Conflict
I’ve just returned from a trip to Palestine and Israel, where conflict is omnipresent on a day-to-day basis. All around, there are signs of a conflict with a long history and for which the prospect of long-term resolution seems doubtful. It made me think about how we can solve small [...]