When asked to write a blog on handling change that is forced upon you, my first thought was: I have some experience here, but my second thought was—I am not a writer. When I think of a change ‘forced upon you,’ this implies an unwelcome change. When that happens to me, I try to [...]
I had been planning for months, visualizing how I was going to form a new team, meet and work with a new client and kick-off a large project. I and a few of my team members had our first meeting with the client for some onboarding activities. We were all a little excited, a [...]
There are two types of change: expected and unexpected. The unexpected kind is what most find more challenging to handle or adapt to since some changes can affect our lives in one or even multiple ways without anticipating it. The truth of the matter is that change is a necessary and inevitable facet of [...]
I recently noticed that my perception of the word “change” has, well, changed. Until recently, the word “change” has always had a negative connotation in my mind. This was a subconscious feeling, but it had a huge impact on how I reacted when change was forced upon me. Even good changes or exciting changes [...]
Project management provides a structured pathway to assist organizations in implementing change and improvements in their organization. Project management plans a path for projects that align time, cost, and scope, and project managers and project coordinators help make delivering quality projects consistently a reality. A project manager (PM) provides overall direction and cadence between [...]
With most things we do in life, and especially in business, there are established processes to follow to get things right. If not, there would be chaos. Business process chaos occurs when a company operates in a manner that is unstructured, siloed, or disorganized. The result of this is suboptimal performance. Assumptions regarding problems’ root [...]
Not counting the forced business disruptions brought on by the impact of the current global COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not unusual for businesses to undergo a constant cycle of change to improve its sustainability in the marketplace. How the business identifies, plans for, and adapts to these changes or transformations are the keys to its [...]
As an organization that manages change for our clients, we regard change as a familiar friend. In March of 2020, we had to make some quick decisions and changes in order to help keep our team members safe whilst also providing them what they needed to be productive. We had a real-life opportunity to [...]
William Shakespeare said, ‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.’ The same can be said for change—sometimes we choose to change and other times it is ‘thrust’ upon us. This has never been more relevant than in this past year with the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has [...]
Performance management is a process, not a one-time event reflecting on the previous year’s past accomplishments or woes. Traditionally, performance management was known as annual performance appraisals, where employees meet with their manager to hear what went well or did not go well. Employees would look forward to this one-time event in hopes of [...]
