Kotter’s 8 Point Plan for Leading Major Change

I recently read Leading Change by John Kotter.  It has become something of a classic among management books.  He starts by listing eight reasons why major organisational change initiatives fail.  He then goes on to give his eight point plan for leading change.  The process he recommends is:

Establish a Sense of Urgency Create a [...]

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How to Use De Bono’s Six Hats

I teach de Bono’s Six Hats on my leadership workshops and people generally find it a very productive way to run meetings and to reach decisions. It replaces the strife and circular arguments that plague many meetings with a method and a discipline that gets you to better decisions faster. If you want to know [...]

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Book Review – The Open Innovation Revolution

Stefan Lindegaard is recognised as a leading writer and thinker on innovation. In this book he takes on the hot topic of Open Innovation (OI) which he defines as bridging internal and external resources to make innovation happen. The early chapters are excellent. He clearly explains the need for OI and how to approach it. [...]

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Book Review – The Future of Management

In this significant new work, Gary Hamel challenges our thinking about management.  He argues that the management methods used in most organisations are relics of systems designed over 100 years ago to control and command.  They are inappropriate, inadequate and obstructive for knowledge-based 21st century organisations that want to be agile and innovative.  He gives detailed [...]

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