In this Change Practitioner Q&A series, we talk to change managers to ask them how they approach their work. This time we are talking to Annah Kaspar. Change Compass: Describe yourself in 3 sentences Annah: I'm curious and a little irreverent because I want to...
In this Change Practitioner Q&A series we talk to change managers to ask them how they approach their work. This time we are talking to Fiona Johnson. Change Compass: Hi Fiona, describe yourself in 3 sentences. Fiona:I'm a ‘seasoned” change practitioner who has...
One of the most feared aspect of change by organisations is its impact on performance. There is a wide variety of change which can determine the potential for performance dips during the change process. However, there is a significant body of research on the...
Change is an inevitable part of, not just corporate life, but life in general. It's a natural occurrence that we all must face at some point. But despite the many benefits that change can bring, many of us are still reluctant to embrace it. After all, for many, it is...
It is the year of rabbit in the Chinese New Year of 2023. A quarter of the world’s population celebrates this. It is also the first year that a lot of countries are emerging from Covid and where there are little or no restrictions on travel and...
Creating a change management strategy is one of the most important pieces of work for the change management practitioner. Done well, it can drive the change initiative to success. If not crafted carefully, it can lead the project to its downfall...
Most change practitioners are hired to support an initiative whilst others are supporting the business. Irrespective of the role, there are ways to be more strategic in managing change. Here in this infographic we highlight the top 6 tips in being more strategic in...
It used to be that change management is the ‘poor’, neglected cousin of other disciplines in terms of access to functional software to assist in its performance. There is a wide range of software available for a range of project management disciplines such...
Change saturation is a common term used by change practitioners to describe a picture where there may be too many changes being implemented at the same time. The analogy is that of a cup with limited capacity, where if too much change is poured into a fixed volume,...
Being more strategic in managing change is about being more focused on those aspects of driving change that will create the most value for the organisation. This is directly comparable to what strategy is about. Strategy is about choosing a particular...
Assessing the change process and conducting effective change impact assessment are critical tasks for the change manager. The reason is that a detailed change impact assessment is a map from which change interventions are pieced together to drive and manage...
It is 2022 and a year ago most of us were praying for the end of Covid so that we can move back to ‘normal’. One year on, here we are again. Covid disruptions are even more severe and widespread. Not only are we still amidst continuous business disruptions compared...