Change Management summary report

Here we introduce you to our fourth Business Perspectives summary report in the series, which concludes the change management quarter with a rich collateral of global perspectives of managing change. We invite you to download and share the report and send us any comments. If you would like to contribute your perspective towards future themes,Continue reading “Change Management summary report”

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Change Management Masterclass – Al Shah’s Key learnings

Guest blogger: Al Shah, Alumni Advisory Board member and MBA alum, attended the recent change management masterclass and shares the key learnings stimulated by speakers of the day. Change management cannot be formulaic We focus on changing the non-discretionary We communicate the change from our perspective only which can convey badly Even the pace ofContinue reading “Change Management Masterclass – Al Shah’s Key learnings”

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Three ways to communicate change

Guest blogger: Sarah Platts, Open University Business School MBA Alumnus, Change Consultant at FreshNetworks  This is the final post in my little three-part series looking at change management (see part one and part two), and it uses the extremely interesting material covered by Dr Ben Hardy at the recent Open University Business School event. 1.Continue reading “Three ways to communicate change”

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Three ways to ensure your change effort is a success

Guest blogger: Sarah Platts, Open University Business School MBA Alumnus, Change Consultant at FreshNetworks  As explored in my last post, and at the recent Open University Business School event on change management: focusing on the implementation of change is obviously hugely important. In addition, focusing on the following three messages will further maximise the chancesContinue reading “Three ways to ensure your change effort is a success”

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Why do so many change efforts fail? Bad implementation and embedding

Guest blogger: Sarah Platts, Open University Business School MBA Alumnus, Change Consultant at FreshNetworks     Having previously written about innovation and leadership following Open University Business School events, I went to another one recently on the topic of change management. According to research, over half of change efforts fail (52%) – but what’s the main causeContinue reading “Why do so many change efforts fail? Bad implementation and embedding”

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Change Management Webinar 30 July 2013

Does change need talent? What are the myths of change?  Communication, is it lost in translation?  The webinar held on 30 July answered these topical questions on implementing change management and putting it to the acid test. The session was facilitated by Peter Wainwright, Director, Askyra Limited and OU Associate Lecturer; the panellists consisted of ProfessorContinue reading “Change Management Webinar 30 July 2013”

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How to effect culture change in financial services

Guest bloggers: Jill Trafford (left) and Natalie Wharton (right) are consultants within Deloitte’s change practice The financial services industry has been dealing with significant change following the banking crisis in 2008 Since then, close scrutiny and countless internal reviews and economic and regulatory reform has result in a wave of change activity across the sector. Banks specificallyContinue reading “How to effect culture change in financial services”

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How to spot the transformative technology for your business

How to spot the technologies that might radically change your business model? In his interview with The Bottom Line, Mike Lynch, founder and chief executive of technology company Autonomy, uses an example from the legal system to answer this question. This is an interview after a recording of the OU/BBC co-production The Bottom Line. LearnContinue reading “How to spot the transformative technology for your business”

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