Where Change Management becomes Change Leadership
I’m the executive sponsor for a large Salesforce CRM implementation at one of Perficient’s important manufacturing customers. I visited the project team yesterday, and at one point, the client’s senior project sponsor pulled me aside to confidentially discuss an issue. Out of frustration, he said, “David, we do not have executive buy-in and engagement, and … Read moreGetting Executive Buy-in When It’s Not There
Periodically, I will have guests contribute to this blog (you want to hear from more than me, right?). I’d like to introduce Mike Willis, a Director in Perficient’s Organizational Change Management practice, who recently published this post on Perficient’s Insight page. With his permission, I’m reposting here. By: Mike Willis On July 16, 1969, the … Read moreOvercome the Gravitational Pull of Complacency to Achieve Change
As I sat in church yesterday listening to a sermon on reaching others, I couldn’t help but to recognize the connections between evangelism and change management. One of the pastor’s key points was that being successful in sharing God’s word starts with finding common ground with the person with whom you are talking. What is … Read moreFinding Common Ground
Did you know that Microsoft estimates that companies will spend more than $9B in change management in 2019? $9 billion! Why in the world would you spend that much money on something that you can’t touch, or moreover, can’t sell/resell to the market? Because it’s change management that allows us to operationally function to get … Read moreIt’s a good time to be a Change Manager!
What a timely blog by Seth Godin! Coming on the heels of my blog post yesterday comes his piece on learning vs. doing. What a difference there is. If you read my post from yesterday, you’ll see where I call out the difference between checking the boxes of a change management program versus what it … Read moreLearning Happens by Doing
I’ve written about this topic before, but it keeps getting stuck in my head, and I find myself using this metaphor when trying to help clients and colleagues alike understand the difficulty of the discipline. Is change management a science or an art? On paper, change management really isn’t hard. Creating a case for change, … Read moreThe Change Management Artist
How great is Starbucks online ordering? I mean all you have to do is download the app, make your selection, submit and boom, your drink is waiting for you when you arrive. Yes, it’s easy, and in theory, it’s great. Isn’t it a huge improvement over waiting in line, and then waiting for your beverage, … Read moreOrder for David!
After a decent hiatus, I’m back and blogging about the thing that I’m professionally most passionate about – Change Management! It’s been a crazy year, and well, life just gets busy sometimes. Faith and family will always come first for me, and with a 14, 12, and 10 year old at home, as well as … Read moreI’m back, and this blog will be better than ever!