Business Change - The Roles of Change Agents and Subject Matter Experts in Organization Change - And Much More - 101 World Class Expert Facts, Hints, Tips and Advice on Change Management

291 Pages·2009·1.1 MB·English

by  Warren Gray

Business Change - The Roles of Change Agents and Subject
Matter Experts in Organization Change
And Much More…
101 World Class Expert Facts, Hints, Tips and Advice On
Change Management
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Business Change - The Roles of Change Agents and
Subject Matter Experts in Organization Change

And Much More… - 101 World Class Expert Facts,
Hints, Tips and Advice on Change Management

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Table of Contents
Access Your Present Self & You Will Find it Rich...........................11
Understanding the Various Aspects of Change Management......13
The Fallacy of the Status Quo.............................................................16
The New Physics of the Workplace...................................................18
Increase Sales - A Clear Signal to Sell More.....................................20
What to Do When You're Put in Charge of Change........................22
Structuring Your Work to Deliver Customer Value........................24
Management's Wrong Decisions During an Economic Downturn
.................................................................................................................29
Business Change - The Roles of Change Agents and Subject Matter
Experts in Organization Change........................................................30
Successful Change Management Tips...............................................31
Continuously Improve Your Business Using Kaizen Principles...33
Do Old and Matured Organizations Need ERP...............................35
ESI - Executive State Identification....................................................37
Whipping Healthcare Into Shape.......................................................40
The Launch of AS9100 Rev C Will Make Firms More Competitive
.................................................................................................................41
5 Elements of Business - How to Look at Business Growth With an
Alternative Eye.....................................................................................46
Change Management and CRM.........................................................48
Some Pretty Good Ps for Initiating Change.....................................50
Change = Progression.........................................................................56
Self Leadership - Authenticity Has to Be Genuine.........................57
Finding a Healthy Work Life Balance Requires Real Change.......59
Exposed - How You Can Start Risk Management on a Beer Budget
Today.....................................................................................................61
Leading and Managing the Corporate Culture...............................62
Business Change - The Future of External Staffing in Business
Change...................................................................................................68
Batten Down the Hatches - Do We Ever Learn?.............................69
Trinidadian Executives - Up Against Them in Jamaica.................71
Confronting Project Management Challenges by Adding a Project
Management Consulting Firm...........................................................74
The Phased Approach to Project Management Implementation..77
Dealing With a Resistant Individual.................................................82
Comfy 'Jammies and Warm Fuzzy Slippers....................................84
Monkey Business - Better Business Practices Learned Through
Monkeys Number 28...........................................................................86
Coping With Volatility in Your Business.........................................88
Are You a Change Champion?..........................................................89
How to Guide Staff Through Stressful Times - The Six Key Steps
You Need to Take................................................................................93
Tracking Change - Identification & Categorization - Part II.........95
Tracking Change - Identification & Categorization - Part I...........98
Change Mastery - Bulletproof Jacket - An Unflappable State -
Keeping Your Heart Open in Hell...................................................100
Change Mastery - The Time For Change is Before Discomfort
Turns to Disaster.................................................................................102
How Companies Benefit From Workplace Diversity Training...104
Four Keys to Change..........................................................................106
Change Mastery - Being Real at Work - The Fastest Path to Inner
Peace at Work......................................................................................111
Q&A - Richard Payne, BBC...............................................................114
Successfully Dealing With Change - Embracing Chaos As the
Natural Order......................................................................................120
Setting Goals With Lean Thinking...................................................121
Change Leadership - The Keys to Success......................................122
UCME 1X.............................................................................................127
Small Business Change Management..............................................128
Corporate Tai Chi Now - 7 Elements to Show Why Five-Minute
Corporate Tai Chi is Profitable Now...............................................131
Managing Change - An Occupational Health and Safety
Perspective...........................................................................................134
How to Lead and Influence Change................................................136
Yet, I'm Servicing a New Generation...............................................139
An Invitation to Change....................................................................140
Work Smart - Live Long....................................................................142
Got Business Acumen? What is It? Why Do I Need it and How Do
I Get It?................................................................................................146
Stop Fixing the Blame - 5 Steps to Effective Problem Resolution149
Motivating Change - Resistant Employees....................................151
Consciousness at Work - A Personal Survey.................................154
Are You Voting For Change? Be Careful What You Ask For.....158
The Runaway Project of Doom........................................................160
Change Management Or How Progress Wrecks Everything......162
Hard Measures - Consolidate & Quantify.....................................163
Ask Customers Before You Change................................................166
Change - Ask Customers Their Opinion First...............................167
Be Ready For Change........................................................................168
What to Do When Change Happens...............................................169
ISO 9001 - 2008 - Hidden Business Opportunities - An
Opportunity to Reenergize Your QMS...........................................172
It's Not All About the Tech - People Are Part of the Process......176
Managing Change in the Workplace..............................................178
No Bail Out - Start Planning Your Outcomes Now......................179
Change Your Strategy, Change Your Results................................181
Recruiting Firm Owners - Explode Your Revenues - Change the
Planning Process................................................................................184
Employee Engagement and Profitability.......................................188
Leadership Lessons For Uncertain Times - Lessons For Leaders
From We Are Marshall......................................................................190
Is Imagination More Important Than Knowledge?.......................194
Making Change Last - How to Get People on Board....................196
When Change is No Longer a Dirty Little Word...........................200
Economic Uncertainty Causes Workers to Quit-&-Leave and Quit-
&-Stay...................................................................................................203
Things Do Not Change - We Do.......................................................207
Change Acceleration - Ten Steps to Implement Change Faster..213
Creating a Culture of Workplace Accountability..........................215
ERP White Paper is the Key in Dealing With Change..................217
Should Employees Have Any Say in Business Decisions.............218
Leadership Coaches - 10 Signs of Leadership Gone Wrong........219
Overcoming Resistance to Change..................................................221
Top 5 Questions About Implementing Open Innovation.............222
Personal Development For Entrepreneurs - Your Biology Wants to
Prevent You From Making Changes................................................226
An Air Battle - On the Ground.........................................................227
Do We Really Need to Go All the Way to the Top?......................231
How to Develop a Business Owner Mentality With Your
Employees............................................................................................233
The Error Proofing Component of the Change Management
Toolset..................................................................................................239
Change Management - Times of Increased Failure Risk in the
Wake of Economic Meltdown...........................................................242
Two Steps For Change.......................................................................243
Five Principles For Leading Organizational Change...................246
You Don't Need a Vision..................................................................249
Employee-Consultant Frictions.......................................................250
The Hunt For Opportunities............................................................251
The Top-Down Approach to Organisational Change..................255
How Can You Find the Seeds of Opportunity For 2009?.............257
Structure Your Business For the Future.........................................258
10 Reasons Why Staff Resist Change..............................................260