Beckhard and Harris’ change formula
For change to occur a number of factors need to be in place. Beckhard and Harris put these factors into a change formula. This change formula is deceptively simple but extremely useful. It can [...]
Kotter’s 8 step change model
The idea of Establishing a Sense of Urgency – is from John Kotter’s 8-step model for change. It emphasises that to make change happen, people must really feel the need for change; creating a [...]
Herbert Kelman – levels of attitude change
Herbert Kelman is an American psychologist with a lifelong focus on conflict resolution and peace research. He set out 3 stages of attitude change, which are helpful when applied to the [...]
7 steps for getting ready for change
It’s the New Year, and an exciting time to get projects moving, put ideas into action and make a fresh start. Maybe you’ve archived your work from last year – setting up fresh folders and [...]
Is your workforce change-ready?
In today’s world, all change cannot be planned. Increasingly change is emergent – it happens as a result of an organisation’s need to be adaptive to stay competitive in fast moving times. It [...]
Journeying from Resistance to Change
Tomorrow, July 18th, is Mandela Day. 1990 was memorable to me for so many reasons, it was a year of great change both in my personal map of the world and in the greater world around me. I was [...]
Diagnosing resistance to change
In the current climate many companies are dealing with difficult situations and facing change. In the ideal world they may well not be choosing these changes, but are having to impose them and [...]