Nurture the new ~ Discard the Old to Lead Organizational Change

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 May 2012 05:37 Written by Dan Holland Monday, 14 May 2012 05:00

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Everyone knows that the only constant in this busy life of ours is the fact that things are going to change.  Successful leaders embrace organizational change and constantly scan the environment for new ideas.  Successful leaders constantly search for reliable sources for new ideas.

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.”  ~Johann Wolfgang Goethe

This is great food for thought!

To keep up with current market trends an organization needs to recognize the staff contribution to their success and perhaps embrace their innovative invention. After all, it could be a leadership development course the employee attended in line with his or her professional development that inspired these new insights.  However, when new or different procedures are suggested by an employee there could be a major uproar in the halls of management.

When Economic Trends Force Organizational Change

Last Updated on Monday, 7 May 2012 11:19 Written by Dan Holland Monday, 7 May 2012 05:00

Anything to do with the economy of a country will affect an organization.  A growing economy = expansion, new jobs, new customers – a shrinking economy = restructuring, cost reductions, job losses – and more.  In either case, the economy is a major force for organizational change.

BE PREPARED

Worldwide economies now have a profound effect – whether the outlook is good or bad.  Successful leaders constantly scan the economic environment for threats and

Leading Organizational Change to Recover From Failure

Last Updated on Saturday, 5 May 2012 10:48 Written by Dan Holland Tuesday, 24 April 2012 05:00

Leading change is part and parcel of any organization’s performance, as is the management of employees’ performance. If the organization is floundering because of bad decisions, lack of planning, little or no team building, then there is certainly room for improvement.   A lack of all round performance indicates that something is seriously wrong within the company. Clearly there is something in the company that needs to be changed or improved in order to retain market position and qualified staff.

Failure is undesirable for a company or an individual, and it will certainly get the gossip-mongers on the band-wagon!  Effective leaders avoid these labels through effective organizational change initiatives to recover from a failure or a set-back.

Achieving success is so important in the materialistic world we all live in and it is easy to feel depressed and unmotivated. Always remember however,

Organizational Change Begins With A Vision

Last Updated on Friday, 4 May 2012 11:46 Written by Dan Holland Monday, 16 April 2012 05:00

“The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.” Theodore Martin Hesburgh (born 1917) was an activist American Catholic priest who was president of Notre Dame, 1952-1987. What a truthful quote this is – if one does not know where one is going, then how can a company become successful? One would never know if one reached a destination.

Developing a vision is the key to a profitable, winning business. If the company is restructured, staff are trained, employees are motivated, and strategic planning is up to date, then you can have a vision! Leading change internally can be successfully planned and carried out by a visionary leader.

Core Values: The Key to a Human Touch in Organizational Change

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 March 2012 01:18 Written by Dan Holland Monday, 9 April 2012 05:00

As the world modernizes, effective leaders use organizational change to streamline and minimize work activities and costs.  Where do our basic human needs, values and socialization techniques fit in? Are we not missing something important here in our race to the future? Yes, organizational change is important. Yes, entrepreneurship is important. And without all the soft fuzzy parts that make us human, without the parts of us that are vulnerable, that believe in business networking, building a family, and the American dream – we are nothing.