Rather than create "duplicate content" by hosting these articles on the main site I have decided to put them all together in one place here on this blog.
These articles - originally published on sites such as "Ezine Articles", "Article Base" and "Ecademy" - represent a "stream-lined" or "cut-down" version of the full material on my main site. The presentation is more informal and designed to create easy access to the themes and content of the main site.
So what do we mean by "change management"?
Change management is about how you take an organisation from Position A to Position B, in the fulfillment or implementation of a vision and a strategy and the whole art is to how to carry your people with you, so that the envisaged benefits of the vision and strategy are actually realised.
At root, change management is about process and people. But even process is just about people doing stuff... so ultimately it's all about people - and processes that work for people.
My intention with www.strategies-for-managing-change.com is to give you the broad strategies for managing change, and a very practical practitioners' masterclass in leading your people through change, putting it all together and managing the whole messy business.
All this to ensure that you DO succeed and DON'T become part of the 70% of failures.
Look forward to seeing you at: www.strategies-for-managing-change.com
Site introduction
To set the scene, it all comes down to how you answer:
8 Simple Questions
(1) How's it going to be different when I've made the change?
(2) Why am I doing this - how's it going to benefit me?
(3) How will I know it's benefited me?
(4) Who's it going to affect and how will they react?
(5) What can I do to get them "on side"?
(6) What are the risks and issues that I'll have to face?
(7) What steps do I take to make the changes and get the benefit?
(8) How am I going to manage all this so that it happens and I succeed?
But first a few quick words about www.strategies-for-managing-change.com
www.strategies-for-managing-change.com is an informational site and as such is committed to providing you the visitor with concise information relating to all aspects of change management - that are practical and that you can retain and use both now and in future.
With that in mind, I have recently made several significant enhancements to the site.
There are now over 90 documents, reports, schematics, articles and checklists that can be downloaded directly from the relevant page on this site.
Every page on this site and every page on linked external sites can now be instantly converted into fully sized PDF downloads for filing, printing or forwarding to colleagues.
Specialist change management knowledge to a wider audience
As in any field of expertise, there are a relatively small number of experts with the knowledge and experience of change management and they tend to be employed by major corporates and the specialist consultancies that serve them.
However, in the current economic climate, most if not all organisations are experiencing the impacts of change and thus could now benefit from the wisdom and knowledge of the change management process.
Different sizes – different perspectives and needs
The owner or director of an organisation comprising 5 - 50 people has a totally different perspective and set of requirements to the director of a mid-range corporate with 500 employees; or to the programme director who is running a large complex programme - with a significant change management dimension - within a corporate of 5000 employees.
Target primary audience for this site
This site is primarily and specifically created for and targeted at:
- The non-expert director of an organisation (or division or subsidiary of a corporate) with 200 – 2000 employees.
- The director who is considering or implementing a step change (thatis, a change that sits outside of "business as usual").
Generic principles and tools
However, the principles, tools and resources in this site are generic and apply to any organisation that is starting the process regardless of its size, location or business sector. (This includes charities, churches and all other "not for profit" organisations.)
Scope beyond traditional methodologies
We also focus on the areas outside of the scope of traditional programme and change management methodologies to help you address key areas which cause failures, and to provide you with the insights to avoid them.
Positioning
There is a wealth of online information available on the subject of the change management process and implementation.
Rather than repeating and regurgitating much of this excellent material, my intention with this site - for my target primary audience - is to address as simply and clearly as possible these basic questions about starting the change management process:
- What do I need to know?
- What works?
- How do I apply it?
