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Change Management Skills Blogs
Change management is important because the world is in a continual state of flux and change.
Change management training is intended to help people deal with the three major aspects of change.
- The necessity of change
- The practical aspects of change
- The emotional aspects of change
The necessity of change means that there is no way to avoid the need for change. Change is the universal constant. Nothing stays the same for very long. And therefore, staying the same and simply repeating the same formula as last year, probably won’t be enough to succeed in the coming years. Everyone must progress, even to keep up with the current changes in technology, social changes and economic conditions.
The practical aspects of change means organising resources to determine the most effective means of making the necessary changes.
The main steps are:
- Deciding the direction of change: determining the target state. The goal.
- Next step is determining the material resources that will need to be assembled to make the change (these include, Money, technology and People).
- Next comes the additional abilities that need to be developed in order to master the change process, (this means skill, knowledge and factual information).
- Next is to decide the practical plan and sequencing of activities that will allow the change process to be made in the most efficient manner possible.
The emotional aspects of change, means managing most people’s resistance to change and a desire to keep with their existing patterns. Most people Hate change because change brings uncertainty. We need to help people learn to see change as a means of making things better.
Change Management Skills Blogs
Learning by Experience
17 December 2024
Learn how learning from experience and watching others helps you break bad habits, sharpen time management, and spark continuous improvement for lasting growth.
Continue Reading >How to Manage Rapid Change
16 April 2024
Learn five clear steps to manage rapid change: expect it, focus on value, flex your plan, stay alert and enjoy progress. Build leader skills for an AI-led world
Continue Reading >What are the Principles of Change Management?
21 February 2023
Learn eight change management principles that give teams clear purpose, smart plans, focused action and feedback loops, turning resistance into progress.
Continue Reading >Is the Change Curve Model Real?
1 November 2022
Learn why the change curve suits grief, not company shifts. Discover better change models and how focused training can almost double project success rates.
Continue Reading >Technology Accelerates Change
13 September 2022
Technology change is reshaping work and life. Learn three rules to embrace rapid shifts, learn from young talent and keep core values with change management.
Continue Reading >What is Change Management?
21 August 2020
Learn the definition of change management, key models, the five-part success cycle and how training turns change into lasting improvement in your organisation.
Continue Reading >Managing Negative Attitudes to Change
24 July 2018
Master change management by guiding staff talk. Shift chat from fear and nostalgia to facts and future plans, cut resistance and speed your team's progress.
Continue Reading >Why Do People Resist Change?
9 April 2018
People resist change because habits feel safe and uncertainty risky. Learn why we cling to familiar ways and gain steps to build new habits and embrace change.
Continue Reading >Why Do People Hate Change?
31 January 2017
Understand why people resist change, how habits and uncertainty fuel fear, and learn steps to break resistance with clear goals and change management training.
Continue Reading >Why Won't People Accept Change?
16 December 2016
Learn why resistance to change blocks progress and follow clear, low-risk steps that help people accept change, build good habits and reach long goals.
Continue Reading >Change Should be an Evolution, Not a Revolution
11 November 2016
Learn how evolutionary change over small, steady steps lifts success, eases staff fatigue and doubles results, making change management safer and effective.
Continue Reading >A New Vision for Britain
4 October 2016
Discover why effective change management is vital for post-Brexit Britain and learn practical skills, steps and tools to help leaders and teams thrive today.
Continue Reading >How can I Get People to Change?
7 July 2014Need employee change? Appeal to self interest, stress long-term gains and break big moves into small steps. Use these 3 rules to overcome resistance at work.
Continue Reading >Management Training: Continuous Improvement Cycle
10 April 2013Boost team output with management training that teaches the six step continuous improvement cycle: set goals, plan, act, get feedback, adjust and repeat.
Continue Reading >Leadership Training - the Universal Success Formula
12 November 2012Learn the universal success formula: purpose, plan, action, feedback and change. Apply it to leadership, money and health to improve results and reach any goal.
Continue Reading >Effectively Manage Change
6 January 2012
Master change management with the five-step success formula: set goals, plan action, track feedback, adjust and build a culture that turns risk into progress.
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