Change Starts Here

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The uncertainty and extra work of organizational change can be stressful enough for employees without you unintentionally making things worse. Yet change agents sometimes cause additional frustration with the tactics they use to influence change. It’s not a “reorg,” but a “strategic restructuring.”

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Politics Restructuring Tactics Uncertainty 129

Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Whether it be a global pandemic, a company restructuring or a merger, a leadership strategy is crucial if you want to manage shifts and times of uncertainty. The story is no different when it comes to developing a leadership strategy in times of change. Here are a few key components to consider when establishing your own plan.

Strategy 52

Strategy Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2016

For example, one client recently asked me for input into three development areas of their large global business: (1) helping with the people side of change on a corporate restructuring; (2) a leadership development initiative; and (3) an organizational culture shift. Focus on reducing uncertainty and building trust.

Company 8

Company Restructuring Resistance Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2016

After all, they routinely have to make important decisions, often under conditions of uncertainty, that affect countless people, organizations, and industries. Psychology research has shown that anxiety influences decision making—for example, job anxiety can cause people to fixate on potential threats, thus missing big opportunities.

CEO 8

CEO Execution COO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

To offer camaraderie and space to process uncertainty. When Pfizer undertook a major restructuring in 2007, they turned to ten employees to tell their stories. Pfizer employees looked forward to following the journeys of their colleagues who were experiencing the same uncertainties they were facing.

Media 8

Media Management CEO Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This set has influenced them to place way too much emphasis on maximizing shareholder value and not enough on generating value for society. The conventional course of action would have been to cut investments in research and restructure. Yes, those actions would have boosted short-term earnings. I disagree.

CEO 15

CEO Short-term Long-term Restructuring 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

In exchange, a fitness leader can offer a sense certainty, justice, and camaraderie in a time where employees are otherwise plagued by uncertainty, injustice, and isolation. layoffs or restructurings) or make someone happier in their job (even if it makes their lives, on a whole, more pleasant). Henrik Bunge is one such leader.

CEO 8

CEO Company Sports Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

Exit from the Euro would only increase that capital scarcity, as the foreign exchange uncertainties would need to be factored in. And it all revolves around a statist model, with politicians creating influence zones. Justice can hardly be served when court proceedings take over seven years on average to reach a conclusion.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8