Guest blogger: Sue Parr, Head of Executive Education at The Open University Business School looks at the business challenges behind the buzzwords. This content first appeared on HR Magazine, an online HR publication for people-focused, forward-thinking, business leaders who want insight into, and examples of, business-contextualised HR to develop high-performing organisations. Many managers are recognisingContinue reading “Today’s learning landscape – how L&D is supporting democratisation, creativity & innovation, leadership & change”
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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”
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”
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”
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”
What is Change Management?
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”
Change Management questionnaire
This quarter, Business Perspectives focuses on strategic change management. We would like to gather your views on and experience of change management through a short questionnaire which will help inform discussions at our event on 11 July on “Putting it into practice: the acid test of strategic change“. At the event, speakers from Cisco andContinue reading “Change Management questionnaire”
Business Perspectives event: Change Management Masterclass
“Putting it into practice: the acid test of strategic change” Thursday, 11 July 2013. DoubleTree by Hilton, Tower of London. The OUBS is delighted to announce the fourth event in the Business Perspectives series – a Change Management Masterclass. Led by David Wilson, Professor in Organisation Studies and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship at TheContinue reading “Business Perspectives event: Change Management Masterclass”
Is your change going to fail?
Guest blogger: Anthony Greenfield, Director and Founder – The 5 Forces of Change When you look back on your change 6 months after its gone live, will you be glowing with pride or wondering where it all went wrong? Don’t wait to find out – do something now! When it comes to organisational change there’sContinue reading “Is your change going to fail?”
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