Tag: Change
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An Indispensable Competency in an Agile Organization
One of the most common reasons for project trouble or failure is an unsuitably large project scope. The problem is not necessarily unrealistic goals or inadequate resources. When the large scope extends the project timeline far into the future, it risks becoming irrelevant before meaningful impact is achieved. External circumstances simply change and invalidate the…
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Creating Better Strategies
What is your company’s strategy? As an employee or manager, what does it mean to you? Not many people I know can articulate it well. There seems to be much confusion between strategies and goals. Many strategies only state the desired outcomes without either 1) a meaningful connection to the organization’s unique ability to execute…
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A Foundation for Success
Do you want to increase productivity, lead in innovation, improve employee morale, and attract and retain talent? Who doesn’t? But how? For over a decade, I have used many management methodologies for business improvement, e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, Enterprise Process Management, Change Management, etc. One of the biggest lessons I learned is that no matter…