Often happens as a result of organization restructuring. If you are in business, you might hear the term “human capital” and not give it a second thought. A financial term. I understand the need for it and yet it puts us in a potentially harmful mindset. MORE
” And by major accomplishments I don’t just mean you restructured your company. Each and every one of you is currently in a pivotal moment. You just might not know it. Is your business languishing in the face of an unprecedented level of challenge from a particularly fierce competitor? MORE
They cast about searching for a toehold by rebranding or restructuring with no meaningful understanding of how and why they exist. No matter which way you turn, the focus on ‘purpose’ is everywhere. MORE
Organizational transformation initiatives come in many forms – restructuring, cultural transformation, service transitions, rapid innovation, process overhauls, turnarounds and acquisitions to name a few. MORE
Restructuring departments, layoffs, and shifting priorities. These are just a few examples of the types of change – managers are dealing with every day in the workplace. If handled correctly, many employees will see change as an opportunity for the company and their careers. MORE
He needed more time, more resources, better systems, and the uncertainty of the restructure was distracting to everyone, including him. Great leaders help teams visualize a winning future. MORE
When we join a reading group, we’re imposing structure on our reading habits (and possibly restructuring our social life). Dear Followers: My new book Triggers is published! Order it now at Triggersthebook.com ! Life Is Good. Marshall. MORE
Is it possible to restructure my relationships with these people so I don’t feel drained by them? This week at Leadership Chat we’re going to be tackling a subject that affects all of us as leaders and individuals: stress. MORE
Clearly, regulatory restructuring on a global scale is underway. Today''s business world is extremely complex and challenging. It''s easy for even the most seasoned executive to make a mistake or overlook a detail that can lead to utter failure for his or her business. We have entered a new commercial age. The business models from the past that relied heavily on size and leverage will no longer deliver returns. MORE
My phone rang, “Karin I’ve just been told there’s going to be a restructure and significant downsizing. My team may or not be impacted. I have NO additional information, just that it will be months before all the dust settles.” MORE
You may have heard it batted around in meetings and if you have been through a restructuring recently, it was probably cited as one of the reasons behind the re-org. Survive Your Promotion! MORE
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Whether you are a veteran of technological sophistication, just beginning one’s career in IT or technical communication, or even a novice player in the digital economy, there are many free technologies that can be used to complement, enhance, and simplify one’s technical tasks, business processes, documentation, as well as enrich and restructure workflows. MORE
a lot of companies focus on restructuring their organization structure (hierarchy). Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy And Process In quest of better outcomes (efficiency, results, productivity, improvements etc.), MORE
Leaders who want to make their team more effective often ask me for help with teambuilding, training in team skills or advice on restructuring. My first question is always, “What do you want to accomplish? What will be different as a result?”. MORE
Dozens of studies have shown that 50 – 70% of organization improvement initiatives like customer service, leadership development, performance management systems, restructuring, quality improvement, etc., MORE
After years of hearing that it was impossible to restructure jobs to make them more doable, guess what? According to The Wall Street Journal , when Goldman Sachs discovered it couldn’t attract and retain the most promising recruits with pay and perks alone, it woke up to the idea that you can actually restructure the way work is done. Now they tell us. MORE
You have restructured to be as cost efficient as possible. Cost effective customer service training Customer service training provision is often preceded by a lot of change in organizations. It’s a common situation. You have introduced a new IT system to streamline your operations. You have implemented LEAN or other process based efficiency analysis strategies. […]. The post Why front line customer service training fails to deliver appeared first on. MORE
We completely restructured – increased transparencies and participative governance, decreased potential egregious discrepancies in pay, and restructured distribution of profits with one-third to employees, one-third to the community, and one-third to shareholders. MORE
leading change organizational design reorganizations restructuring Reorganizations can be disruptive and fraught with challenges and risks. They should never be taken lightly, and should always have a shelf life of at least a few years. Read my recent post at About.com Management and Leadership to find out how to have a better chance of achieving your reorganization objectives and minimizing disruption, anxiety, and cynicism. MORE
Within a few hours we had an idea to restructure our team in such a way that it would decrease the number of times that each person had to change their focus, which would increase their efficiency and effectiveness, and decrease burnout. MORE
Way too often executives will use organizational restructuring (often including mergers and acquisitions), implementing new systems — especially technology, tightening policies and procedures, or introduce programs like Lean/Six Sigma, safety, or cost cutting to drive organizational change. MORE
A organization restructuring will create substantial impacts that can extend throughout the organization and also with external relationships. When you consider a restructuring apply these factors: Establish and document the reorganization’s objectives. If it’s the incumbent that should be changed then you are not doing a restructuring. Establish with rigorous analysis the actual results of the restructuring. MORE
He said, “Don’t you think we’re going to have another restructuring, if you read between the lines?” An employee walked into my office and asked me to read an email from our CEO he had printed out. He asked me what it meant. I had not seen it yet so I read through it. I looked at him. MORE
Strategy Trumps Structure : In most crises, the first thing the organization does is restructure; ok, problem solved. How can you restructure without knowing where you’re going and how best to achieve it? We use the term "trump" a lot (hum.gambling influence on our culture?). MORE
We were both managers of large sales teams, worked for the same overly demanding boss, and had to manage in a period of never-ending restructuring and downsizing. Years ago I had a peer (I’ll call her Nancy) who complained constantly about her team. MORE
with equal rotation of study in the final year of GMI’s Business Administration School, really launched my career at GM and led to my quick progression through the organisation culminating in my leading the team that restructured General Motors in Australia in 1986. MORE
I’m working with a client right now who is leading his organization through a massive restructuring. Posted in Change Management Leadership Coaching. He engaged me to help with the inevitable human reactions to monumental change. My favorite line I heard from him on enabling his employees to accomplish the transition successfully is: “I can’t just hand them a business card [.]. Change Management Leadership Coaching Change Character-based Leadership MORE
I worked for a large entertainment company and went through an internal restructuring designed to foster more front line customer service. I was absolutely shocked when the CEO of a small organization told me why she couldn’t be more effective. MORE
Your boss has lost it (and what she’s lost is control over her attention), but you know that she’s under enormous pressure dealing with a significant restructure. The following is a guest piece by Dr. Derek Roger and Nick Petrie. MORE
Important Considerations For An Organizational Restructuring. Below are the ten articles and tools on my website that have been viewed the most in the past 12 months. Take a look. They may be useful for your work. Useful Performance Measures & Metrics – How To Measure Efficiency & Effectiveness. [link]. Getting A Good Start As A New Manager – Your First 90 Days. link]. Guidelines For Managing Employees In A Matrix Organization Structure. link]. MORE
” BCG’s study identified six critical factors that cause reorganization and restructuring efforts to succeed or fail: Synchronize Design with Strategy. management leadership organizational change Organizational Restructuring The Boston Consulting Group values-based culture W. MORE
As reported in the New York Times this week, the World Bank is in the midst of a two year restructuring effort. The basic goal of the change is to shift from the Bank’s decades-long regional structure to one that is organized around areas of functional expertise. MORE
They restructure. There are four seasons of leadership. Misunderstanding this can lead to frustration. Four seasons: Some plant – Some leaders sow seeds. They are used to start something new. As a church planter of two churches, we planted a lot of seeds. MORE
A restructuring? This post recently appeared on Smartblog on Leadership : To start off the New Year, a lot of leaders will take their teams “off-site” for a day or more. An off-site meeting can be a great way to develop strategy, get creative, develop a team, learn, and re-invigorate a team. MORE
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The team restructures when needed to meet the current competition. I live in basketball country. This area specializes in horses, bourbon and basketball. But, during a few months of the year, basketball seems to trump everything. MORE
Esther Dyson reflects on one of those ways: restructuring institutional norms. In Rippling , by Beverly Schwartz explores five strategic ways that social entrepreneurs change social systems. MORE
When everyone groans before team meetings, it’s time to: Restructure the way… Continue reading → Teams Leadership Development organizational successTeam meetings that don’t work drain vitality. We’ve all been there. The leader is in love with their own voice, for example. MORE
Singleton Nitin Nohria Paths to Power Restructuring Stewart H. In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders Of The Twentieth Century Anthony J. Mayo and Nitin Nohria Harvard Business Press (2005) How great business leaders “seized the zeitgeist of their times&# I recently re-read Paths to Power, co-authored by Anthony Mayo and Nitin Nohria with Laura G. Singleton, as well as this book in which [.]. MORE
Ann Taylor stores temporarily went through a “lull,” but has also bounced back with a boutique style redesign, improved e-commerce (through multi-channel initiatives where customers’ orders are delivered almost immediately), and restructured pricing strategies. “Strategy is stuck. MORE
“We’ve got some exciting changes next year which will include an important restructure to streamline efficiencies and operations. Restructuring in Waves. I once received the entire restructuring plan, including all impacted names, intended for another “Karin.” MORE
This is so much the case that some CEOs will avoid restructuring initiatives at all costs. There are even some business theorists that warn against undertaking complex restructurings because of the great risks involved. link] dovgordon It may just be me, but I think some people rush to things like restructuring because it's a nice distraction from real work. MORE
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MARCH 6, 2015
“We’ve got some exciting changes next year which will include an important restructure to streamline efficiencies and operations. Restructuring in Waves. I once received the entire restructuring plan, including all impacted names, intended for another “Karin.”
Michael VanBruaene
MAY 7, 2013
A organization restructuring will create substantial impacts that can extend throughout the organization and also with external relationships. When you consider a restructuring apply these factors: Establish and document the reorganization’s objectives. If it’s the incumbent that should be changed then you are not doing a restructuring. Establish with rigorous analysis the actual results of the restructuring.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 3, 2011
This is so much the case that some CEOs will avoid restructuring initiatives at all costs. There are even some business theorists that warn against undertaking complex restructurings because of the great risks involved. link] dovgordon It may just be me, but I think some people rush to things like restructuring because it's a nice distraction from real work.
The Practical Leader
MAY 30, 2012
” BCG’s study identified six critical factors that cause reorganization and restructuring efforts to succeed or fail: Synchronize Design with Strategy. management leadership organizational change Organizational Restructuring The Boston Consulting Group values-based culture W.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 31, 2013
After years of hearing that it was impossible to restructure jobs to make them more doable, guess what? According to The Wall Street Journal , when Goldman Sachs discovered it couldn’t attract and retain the most promising recruits with pay and perks alone, it woke up to the idea that you can actually restructure the way work is done. Now they tell us.
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
Singleton Nitin Nohria Paths to Power Restructuring Stewart H. In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders Of The Twentieth Century Anthony J. Mayo and Nitin Nohria Harvard Business Press (2005) How great business leaders “seized the zeitgeist of their times&# I recently re-read Paths to Power, co-authored by Anthony Mayo and Nitin Nohria with Laura G. Singleton, as well as this book in which [.].
The Practical Leader
MARCH 19, 2012
Way too often executives will use organizational restructuring (often including mergers and acquisitions), implementing new systems — especially technology, tightening policies and procedures, or introduce programs like Lean/Six Sigma, safety, or cost cutting to drive organizational change.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 11, 2012
I’m working with a client right now who is leading his organization through a massive restructuring. Posted in Change Management Leadership Coaching. He engaged me to help with the inevitable human reactions to monumental change. My favorite line I heard from him on enabling his employees to accomplish the transition successfully is: “I can’t just hand them a business card [.]. Change Management Leadership Coaching Change Character-based Leadership
Next Level Blog
APRIL 28, 2014
Corporate restructurings and 24/7 access through smart phones are two of the big ones.
The Practical Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2011
Organizational Restructuring/Building. Last week I ran a highly customized Peak Performance Leadership workshop and facilitated a strategy session in beautiful Colorado Springs.
QAspire
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Organizational transformation initiatives come in many forms – restructuring, cultural transformation, service transitions, rapid innovation, process overhauls, turnarounds and acquisitions to name a few.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 22, 2014
He needed more time, more resources, better systems, and the uncertainty of the restructure was distracting to everyone, including him. Great leaders help teams visualize a winning future.
The Practical Leader
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Dozens of studies have shown that 50 – 70% of organization improvement initiatives like customer service, leadership development, performance management systems, restructuring, quality improvement, etc.,
Ron Edmondson
JANUARY 22, 2015
The team restructures when needed to meet the current competition. I live in basketball country. This area specializes in horses, bourbon and basketball. But, during a few months of the year, basketball seems to trump everything.
Ron Edmondson
MAY 21, 2014
They restructure. There are four seasons of leadership. Misunderstanding this can lead to frustration. Four seasons: Some plant – Some leaders sow seeds. They are used to start something new. As a church planter of two churches, we planted a lot of seeds.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 24, 2017
We were both managers of large sales teams, worked for the same overly demanding boss, and had to manage in a period of never-ending restructuring and downsizing. Years ago I had a peer (I’ll call her Nancy) who complained constantly about her team.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
JULY 3, 2013
We completely restructured – increased transparencies and participative governance, decreased potential egregious discrepancies in pay, and restructured distribution of profits with one-third to employees, one-third to the community, and one-third to shareholders.
Strategy Driven
AUGUST 10, 2016
They cast about searching for a toehold by rebranding or restructuring with no meaningful understanding of how and why they exist. No matter which way you turn, the focus on ‘purpose’ is everywhere.
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 13, 2016
My phone rang, “Karin I’ve just been told there’s going to be a restructure and significant downsizing. My team may or not be impacted. I have NO additional information, just that it will be months before all the dust settles.”
Managers are Heroes
MARCH 26, 2013
Restructuring departments, layoffs, and shifting priorities. These are just a few examples of the types of change – managers are dealing with every day in the workplace. If handled correctly, many employees will see change as an opportunity for the company and their careers.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 1, 2016
with equal rotation of study in the final year of GMI’s Business Administration School, really launched my career at GM and led to my quick progression through the organisation culminating in my leading the team that restructured General Motors in Australia in 1986.
Lead Change Blog
MAY 9, 2016
He said, “Don’t you think we’re going to have another restructuring, if you read between the lines?” An employee walked into my office and asked me to read an email from our CEO he had printed out. He asked me what it meant. I had not seen it yet so I read through it. I looked at him.
Lead Change Blog
MAY 1, 2015
Within a few hours we had an idea to restructure our team in such a way that it would decrease the number of times that each person had to change their focus, which would increase their efficiency and effectiveness, and decrease burnout.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 30, 2015
” And by major accomplishments I don’t just mean you restructured your company. Each and every one of you is currently in a pivotal moment. You just might not know it. Is your business languishing in the face of an unprecedented level of challenge from a particularly fierce competitor?
QAspire
OCTOBER 13, 2010
a lot of companies focus on restructuring their organization structure (hierarchy). Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy And Process In quest of better outcomes (efficiency, results, productivity, improvements etc.),
Coaching Tip
APRIL 23, 2014
Clearly, regulatory restructuring on a global scale is underway. Today''s business world is extremely complex and challenging. It''s easy for even the most seasoned executive to make a mistake or overlook a detail that can lead to utter failure for his or her business. We have entered a new commercial age. The business models from the past that relied heavily on size and leverage will no longer deliver returns.
ReImagine Work
JUNE 28, 2016
Often happens as a result of organization restructuring. If you are in business, you might hear the term “human capital” and not give it a second thought. A financial term. I understand the need for it and yet it puts us in a potentially harmful mindset.
Rapid BI
MARCH 25, 2015
You have restructured to be as cost efficient as possible. Cost effective customer service training Customer service training provision is often preceded by a lot of change in organizations. It’s a common situation. You have introduced a new IT system to streamline your operations. You have implemented LEAN or other process based efficiency analysis strategies. […]. The post Why front line customer service training fails to deliver appeared first on.
Mills Scofield
JULY 22, 2012
Strategy Trumps Structure : In most crises, the first thing the organization does is restructure; ok, problem solved. How can you restructure without knowing where you’re going and how best to achieve it? We use the term "trump" a lot (hum.gambling influence on our culture?).
Marshall Goldsmith
JUNE 22, 2015
When we join a reading group, we’re imposing structure on our reading habits (and possibly restructuring our social life). Dear Followers: My new book Triggers is published! Order it now at Triggersthebook.com ! Life Is Good. Marshall.
Strategy Driven
DECEMBER 9, 2015
Whether you are a veteran of technological sophistication, just beginning one’s career in IT or technical communication, or even a novice player in the digital economy, there are many free technologies that can be used to complement, enhance, and simplify one’s technical tasks, business processes, documentation, as well as enrich and restructure workflows.
Tanveer Naseer
APRIL 11, 2017
Your boss has lost it (and what she’s lost is control over her attention), but you know that she’s under enormous pressure dealing with a significant restructure. The following is a guest piece by Dr. Derek Roger and Nick Petrie.
C-Level Strategies
JANUARY 16, 2012
Is it possible to restructure my relationships with these people so I don’t feel drained by them? This week at Leadership Chat we’re going to be tackling a subject that affects all of us as leaders and individuals: stress.
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
I worked for a large entertainment company and went through an internal restructuring designed to foster more front line customer service. I was absolutely shocked when the CEO of a small organization told me why she couldn’t be more effective.
LDRLB
JULY 17, 2013
Ann Taylor stores temporarily went through a “lull,” but has also bounced back with a boutique style redesign, improved e-commerce (through multi-channel initiatives where customers’ orders are delivered almost immediately), and restructured pricing strategies. “Strategy is stuck.
Leading Blog
APRIL 11, 2012
Esther Dyson reflects on one of those ways: restructuring institutional norms. In Rippling , by Beverly Schwartz explores five strategic ways that social entrepreneurs change social systems.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
FEBRUARY 12, 2012
Leaders who want to make their team more effective often ask me for help with teambuilding, training in team skills or advice on restructuring. My first question is always, “What do you want to accomplish? What will be different as a result?”.
Michael VanBruaene
APRIL 4, 2014
Important Considerations For An Organizational Restructuring. Below are the ten articles and tools on my website that have been viewed the most in the past 12 months. Take a look. They may be useful for your work. Useful Performance Measures & Metrics – How To Measure Efficiency & Effectiveness. [link]. Getting A Good Start As A New Manager – Your First 90 Days. link]. Guidelines For Managing Employees In A Matrix Organization Structure. link].
Survive Your Promotion
DECEMBER 30, 2009
You may have heard it batted around in meetings and if you have been through a restructuring recently, it was probably cited as one of the reasons behind the re-org. Survive Your Promotion!
Great Leadership By Dan
JANUARY 29, 2015
A restructuring? This post recently appeared on Smartblog on Leadership : To start off the New Year, a lot of leaders will take their teams “off-site” for a day or more. An off-site meeting can be a great way to develop strategy, get creative, develop a team, learn, and re-invigorate a team.
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