Buy-In: What Is It? And Why Is It Important?

Buy-in is sought when an adjustment – often for logical, necessary, or profitable reasons - is required within the status quo. It can be a mission statement change, or a new software solution, a new team member, or a new initiative, for example. While the impetus for the change may differ, plans for implementation seem to be predicated on the basic belief that buy-in can be achieved, and a new set of actions agreed upon and carried out, once a logical, congruent case is made for the requested change.

Attention! Using Projects For Guiding Change - Small Versus Large Organizations

There are many similarities between large companies on one hand and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) on the other hand. Many concepts that may have been developed for large organizations are applicable for small businesses. Large organization could benefit from (forgotten) methods that are used by small businesses. Especcially when dealing with change.

Organisational Change That Lasts

Attempts at improvement in most organisations do not lead to lasting change. Here's a change management process to alter all that.

Convert Ideas into Growth

Ideation is the flow of ideas that can be converted into growth on a consistent basis. Ideas for new products and/or services can come from two places: inside your organization or outside of it.

Corporate Gift Ideas: What to do when Birthdays at Work Suck!

7 Habits of Highly Effective Birthday Rebels. Navigating the Birthday at Work minefield

Why Dinosaurs & Businesses Die Off

Why do businesses die? What similarities are there between dinosaurs and businesses becoming extinct? Find out in this article.

How's Your Head?

Right now, as you're reading this article, notice something. Do you have a headache? No? Did you notice that you didn't have a headache until I asked that question? Stop for a minute and appreciate the fact that you don't have a headache. Celebrate that your head feels good. Do you find that a little goofy? Yet it's usually only when our head hurts that we wish we'd remember what it feels like not to have a headache. Only when we feel lousy can we appreciate what it's like to feel well. That's not a lot different than the way we view our companies or organizations - or really, our lives. We don't really think much about the things that are going well until something happens to throw us off our game. At that point we need a quick fix so we can get back to taking the health of our bodies or our organizations for granted.

What Exactly Is Project Management?

Projects comprise a considerable percentage of typical business acitivity. Completing projects in a timely and cost efficient manner makes good business sense. The project manager is the key facilitator of project success.

ROI Re-examined

This article describes the many benefits to corporations willing to adopt a culture of innovation

Embrace Change: Business & Personal Renewal Cycles c 2006

The change process or growth cycle is really a cycle of renewal. Business change cycles co-exist with personal change cycles as leadership and employees go through the process together. Come learn about the process so that you learn to embrace change.

Living Life from the Inside Out

Discover the strategies for Getting to the Heart of the Matter at Work. Explore some tips for getting in touch with our internal wishes. Change starts with you. Change starts Now.

2000 Percent Solutions from the Real World (1) - The Japanese Pharmaceutical

This article is the story about how Hiroyuki Fukushima created a 2000 Percent Solution for his organisation. It clearly illustrates the powerful eight-step process.

Change Assessment

Change is such a key ingredient in helping you discover and achieve success, and adaptability to change is vital to coping with some of life's most common challenges. Now it's time to really assess where you are on the transformation scale. How badly do you really want to change?