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New Year...
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...new beginnings. In theory, anyway.
Most people, apparently, only keep their resolutions for nine days. Unsurprisingly... After all, if people can wait until January 1st to start something, perhaps they weren't that serious anyway. Or, they should have made themselves a promise that only needed to be kept for eight days...
Here in Oakview, we've always said that those who want to change won't wait for some spurious date. They'll get going. They'll think about "what will be different, tomorrow", and make it happen. They'll control their own destiny.
So, this newsletter is about implementing plans, and being ready for change.
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Knowing you want to change is good...
...but it's doing that counts!
You've considered. You've researched. You've planned. So, now, action. Or, as is too often the case, not. Many plans stop at the 'dreaming' stage, and gather dust on some shelf or other. The best-designed and articulated plans mean nothing if they aren't executed. Nothing, that is, except for the time and cost of producing them in the first place and the damage it does to the self-esteem of a business, or its reputation among the staff and investors ...
If you're on one side and your goals are on the other, you need to bridge that gap!
Find out what happened when a professional services firm raised expectations - yet didn't act.
Then ask whether this could be you...
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And, how to Change...
...the paradox of change is - that it doesn't.
The need for businesses to change to meet increasing customer expectations and increase or even just maintain margins, is unrelenting. As change guru John Kotter says in his seminal work 'Leading Change' "The rate of change isn't going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition will probably speed up even more in the next few decades'. Considering that was written in 1995, he was pretty close to the mark. For sure, the pace of change in the last eighteen years, even the last four years, has been frenetic. Yet the process of change outlined in his first book, and expanded since, hasn't really changed in all that time. Find out why, here... |
When size isn't everything...
...but it affects you anyway.
Do you know whether your current structure and reporting mechanisms help - or hinder - your organisation? Does your business struggle with decisions? Are your managers hamstrung by micro-management, inadequate structures, or confused responsibilities?
Then it's time for change. Many businesses have outgrown their current management structure - and can benefit from reviewing how they organise themselves. Having the right structure and decision-making processes can free you up to run our business, and give your staff greater motivation and encouragement. There's a fascinating piece of research with practical help in looking at how business have make sure they have the right management for their size!
Intrigued? Ready to have your eyes opened to how different management styles work for different business sizes and needs?
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Oakview Consulting helps business leaders to make changes in their organisation. We're all about change: we help you become more efficient, more effective, more compliant - and more profitable.
Our long experience and record of achievements evidence a successful track record, working with business owners and senior managers to improve the way their organisation works. We use proven tools and techniques in process, project and change management to make things happen. We work with organisations in the professional and financial services arenas, and the not for profit sector - and have experience of working with retailers and manufacturers, too.Learn more...
Or, talk to us on 08448 484853 |
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