Ember Carriers Blog » Organizational Change http://www.embercarriers.com/blog From Possibility to Results Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=366 Becoming a Change Leader http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/10/07/becoming-a-change-leader/ http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/10/07/becoming-a-change-leader/#comments Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:48:10 +0000 http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/?p=1113 One different direction in the arrow group.

Lead the change

It is essential for leaders not only to accept change but also to create it, say experts. According to a survey by Harvard Business Publishing, this requires leaders to have four capabilities:

  • to be a dynamic strategist
  • to be a courageous innovator
  • to be emotionally and culturally
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What happens when employees don’t understand?

What is the hardest part of implementing new processes in your business? For most companies, it is learning the new process and actually getting people to do things differently?

Michael Hammer, the business-process-reengineering guru, stated “The hard stuff is the soft stuff.” What he …

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Change is hard. Usually uncomfortable. Sometimes terrifying.

Whether it’s terrifying or discomforting, we’re wired to resist change. Change is risky. Our instincts go on high alert. We could fail . . . get embarrassed . . . offend someone. Besides, we’re comfortable with our old …

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Change Ahead

Direct the direction of change

work-group or team where a leader who is one or two levels down from senior management decides …

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