Fifteen Techniques for Implementing Decisions: #2 SMART Goals

November 5, 2014

“I think the goals we set are clear and agreed upon during our meetings, but even hours later there seems to be little agreement about exactly what we agreed to. How can we avoid this problem?”

#2: SMART Goals

What are SMART Goals?

The SMART Goals technique helps you obtain clear agreement from your meeting group about exactly what is meant by any particular goal. This technique is also excellent for improving the likelihood that a specific goal will be implemented to the satisfaction of everyone who is involved.

The SMART in SMART Goals is an Continue reading →

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The 4 Phases of Sustainable Change

October 26, 2014

Ava S. Butler

If you are designing a change program, you will likely want to customize a plan that will best meet the needs of your particular situation. I’ve shared a few models of transformational change over the last few weeks, and today I share my own model.As we all know, most change programs don’t stick. So this model focuses on sustainability.

Whatever model you chose or customize, successful organizational change is reliant on a solid plan, buy-in and engagement with key stakeholders, rigorous implementation, and a focus on the factors that will enable long term sustainability.

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Another view of the Phases of a Change Project

October 20, 2014

Ava S. Butler

There are many solid models describing the phases of a transformational change program. In my last blog, I shared the 5 Stages of Business Transformation from Clive Mallard of the Independents’ Consultant. Today I share another excellent example from Maryann Gallivan of Gallivan Consulting. Here it is.

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The 5 Phases of Business Transformation

October 13, 2014

Ava S. Butler

In this blog I share insights from Clive Mallard of The Independents’ Consultant, who articulates sound advice for anyone involved in a large scale change within their organization.

It may be that you’re dealing with a single process within the business, or a specific function of the business; you could even be involved in part of a major transformation programme across the business. Whatever the scale though, for a business transformation to be successful, each of the 5 phases must be followed. So here’s a brief overview…The first phase is to Discover what the burning Continue reading →

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