Saturn V 3 (Photo credit: yukon28209) Transformational change requires aligning plans, people and practices around a shared purpose. Tackling those pieces with the right approach and resources step-by-step in stages instead of all at once is often the difference between success and failure. Do four things: Align plans, people and practices around a shared purpose. [...]
Organic Onboarding: Less Disruptive, More Effective
June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
three phases of organic onboarding: Appreciate the context and culture, Plan to leverage existing strengths in new ways, Transform the organization over time.
The Three Essential Elements of Compelling Communication
September 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia For change to occur, A x B x C must be greater than D where: A is the Platform for Change – Why must I do something different? (The starting point to break inertia) B is Envisioning a brighter future – WIIFM (All benefits are emotional) C is the Call to Action [...]
Impact the Important
September 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
There was a marked difference between Budget Meetings and Category Reviews at Procter & Gamble when I was there. Budget Meetings Budget Meetings were brand teams' main planning meeting with their head of marketing. Months of preparation when into these two hour meetings. Brand Managers and their internal and external teams were expected to have [...]
People, Plans and Practices (In that order)
September 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
As time passes, I'm becoming more and more convinced that you can improve the performance of almost any organization by tightening the alignment of its people, plans and practices around a shared purpose. While it's often hard to figure out where to start, when onboarding into an organization, it's almost always best to get clear [...]