Fun in serious explained Part 2

20/09/2009

What I love to do, what people pay me to do and what I am good at: “THE GOOD STUFF”

For me that is basic Change Management.
Here I want to share with you some of the basic rules for effective change management.
Managing organizational change will be more successful if you apply these simple principles. Achieving personal change will be more successful too if you use the same approach where relevant.
Change management entails:
- Thoughtful planning;
- Sensitive implementation
and above all,
- Consultation with and involvement of the people affected by the changes.

This also means the people in the higher management layers.
Experience learns that if you force change on people normally problems arise. Change must be realistic, achievable and measurable.
These aspects are especially relevant to managing personal change.

If you are looking at starting an organizational change, ask yourself the following questions:
- What do we want to achieve with this change?
- Why and how will we know that the change has been achieved?
- Who is affected by this change?
- How will they react to it?
- How much of this change can we achieve ourselves?
- What parts of the change do we need help with?

These aspects also relate strongly to the management of personal as well as organizational change.
If you want more information, give me a call or send me a mail.


My FUN in SERIOUS Business explained: (PART 1 of 2)

20/09/2009

What I love to do, what people pay me to do and what I am good at: “THE GOOD STUFF” (picture on my profile HERE)
For me that is Change Management and it starts with a basic method I use called 5S.

5S explained:
The 5S Method. Originating from the Japanese car industry, 5S is by now considered globally the major basis for professional production; from a streamlined work environment to an effective process and production security. The direct result: lower costs, increased efficiency, a better product and a motivated staff.
With the 5S Method you perform an accurate analysis of the entire production process. 5S lays the foundation for team work, standardization and discipline – and thereby, for further improvements. In your organization as well!

A thorough and sustainable quality improvement? This can be done with the 5S Method. Originating from the Japanese car industry, 5S is by now considered globally the major basis for professional production; from a streamlined work environment to an effective process and production security. The direct result: lower costs, increased efficiency, a better product and a motivated staff.
With the 5S Method you perform an accurate analysis of the entire production process. This will provide you with crystal-clear insights into the bottlenecks and challenges. It enables you to optimise the working methods together with your staff. This way, 5S lays the foundation for team work, standardization and discipline – and thereby, for further improvements.

In your organization as well!
More info? Send me a mail or give me a call.