In a geographically dispersed and ever-changing world, every organization needs to be agile and change-ready in order to effectively compete. The discipline of change management has evolved over the years to meet the need for a structured approach for…
The Human Change Management Institute (HUCMI), an international change management training and consulting company in 28 countries, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kleos Advisory Services to deliver world-class change management training in Nigeria. The MOU, which was signed on…
In honor of the International Women’s Day, I’d like to share my perspective on what boldness for change means to me. I’ll describe my transformation journey from an employee to an entrepreneur. I studied Accounting at the University of…
Recently, I was referred by my former boss for a role with a client – a manufacturer and a top-3 company in their market niche. The client was having some trouble with an ongoing ERP project. After some discussions with…
Here are five key take-aways from my interview on Channels Television: There are three levels of change – Personal Change, Organizational Change and Social Change All three levels of change can be managed by the ADKAR Model (Awareness, Desire, Knowledge,…
Last week, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (and indeed, the whole country) was in a furor because a plan to restructure the organization was announced without sufficient engagement of all impacted stakeholders. As a result, the proposed change was badly…
‘’It takes 10,000 hours to achieve mastery’’ – Malcolm Gladwell (Outliers) Who is an Expert? A Thought Leader who has deep, differentiated skills and expertise, typically acquired over a time span of 5-10 years dedicated experience in a field. A…
Improving the world usually takes extensive research (‘’What should we do?’’), a good strategy (‘’How should we do it?’’) and the support of leadership (‘’Who will approve it?’’). It’s the same formula regardless of whether you want to change a…
Change management is open to sundry misinterpretations and misconceptions; hence it is important to clarify exactly what it is and what it is not. A study by Accenture (2011) captured the erroneous perceptions many managers have about change management, as…
