We are happy to announce that Thought Provoking Consulting Group, a specialist retail consultancy, has invested in US based Change Management Consulting company Change 4 Growth, formerly known as Sequent Consulting.
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George Box, noted statistician, states “essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful.” The same can be said of OCM methodologies. The OCM practice is full of models and methodologies including Kotter, Bridge, Roger’s, Kubler-Ross, Prosci. While these methodologies serve a purpose and help to define a systematic, repeatable process for supporting change, each is not without blind spots and can cause challenges if not used correctly. Here are considerations you need to keep in mind for each of the top five methodologies:
Read MoreAbout the same time I wrote my book, Powered by Happy, the phrase "Employee Engagement" was gaining traction. It was great timing as my book is truly centered around employee engagement but my reference is happiness. Why? Because it just works!
Read MoreIf we continue the theme of “Happiness Just Works” from my first blog, we must figure out the best way to connect with our employees and our leadership in making this go from a thought to reality. As I mentioned before, the worst thing you can do is an “Employee Engagement” survey and do nothing with the results. When employees fill this out, it is a GIFT. A gift for you, as a leader, to understand what your employees need in order to be happy and satisfied at work.
Read MoreAs many change management professionals will tell you, we are often the “person behind the curtain” pulling the strings and making project leaders and sponsors look good with their impacted employees. This often means that we ghost write communications that are shared throughout the organization, and we have the ability to influence the message that is delivered.
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