Lead Change Blog

JULY 8, 2019

In this post I focus on one point: selecting the right change ambassadors using Rogers’ innovation theory. The early adopters first take a critical look at the proposal before deciding whether it’s a good idea or not. The laggards resist any form of change for as long as possible—they’d rather do things “ like we used to.”

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Early Adopters Early Majority Rogers Resistance 268

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 7, 2019

In some aspects of technology, there are clear signs that millennials are actively resisting the march of technology. It revealed that millennials have been early adopters of smart technology, but they are also the most nervous age group when it comes to the privacy implications of having an array of smart devices in the home.

Early Adopters 63

Early Adopters Technology Advertising Resistance 63

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Technologies such as Yammer and Work.com have been changing how we collaborate and manage performance respectively. If HR can take ownership of these social tools then they instantly become central to things like the culture of the organisation , the way people work , innovation , collaboration , and much more.

Early Adopters 91

Early Adopters ROI Media Tools 91

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

The most recent being Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation. Paul Nunes and I have known each other for many years, and we’ve both been writing about the subject of disruptive innovation from different vantage points and different angles. DAVID: Yeah. You call it this big bang disruption.

Early Adopters 60

Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Change Starts Here

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The following article shares one practitioner’s journey to uncover new models and expand his change management toolkit. Change management models. I am a process guy by training, but I make my living from change management. So whilst I might be a process guy it is change management that pays my mortgage.

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ADKAR Management Early Adopters Rogers 60

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Once the strategic vision is in place, senior leadership, including the CEO, will need to champion it personally in order to overcome institutional resistance and break down silos between departments. It takes time to execute these types of organizational changes—and the pace is wholly dependent on the actions taken by management.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

With the AI field recently picking up its pace of innovation after the decades-long “AI winter,” technical expertise and capabilities are in short supply. Resist the temptation to put technology teams solely in charge of AI initiatives. You don’t have to go it alone on AI — partner for capability and capacity.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 9