“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” –Albert Einstein
Here is the third post in a series of four that focuses on the adoption of Procurement technologies.
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In practice, Design Thinking happens in stages: Understanding, Conceptualizing, and Experimenting. It is important to remember that while these stages are described in a linear fashion, in practice Design Thinking is iterative. The iterative nature of Design Thinking means that stages are cyclical rather than linear in reality.
Large corporates are, at best, 30% efficient in delivering change. From launching a loan product to landing a new bakery range on a supermarket shelf, big organisations are failing to deliver change at pace and realise value from it.
One leading credit card provider told us they’d last delivered a major new product eight years ago. ‘We were the leader in the market,' said the project manager. 'However, others have caught up and now we’re struggling to respond.’
'It takes us two years to do what our competitors can do in two months.' MD - FTSE100 organisation
In this exclusive series, Nick Kemp discusses the importance of considering the people using your services to ensure the changes can be successful. He looks at how the role of traditional change is affecting organisations ability to be agile, considering the nature of people during times of change, highlighting the importance of creating the conditions to encourage people to change.
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We conducted a Q&A interview with Shea Heaver, Founder at OptimaWork, around employee engagement and business transformation.
Could you introduce yourself and what you do?
Choosing the right coach can be a minefield, following some simple steps can help to make sure you get it right.
Whether you are looking for a coach for your organisation or for you personally, there are a few things that you can do to make sure you hire the right coach. If the answer is 'no' to the following questions, read on:
This is the second post in a series of four that focuses on the adoption of Procurement technologies. It will highlight some important aspects of the psychology of change because:
“The only thing that is constant is change” — Heraclitus
What was true in Ancient Greece is even truer today. Especially when looking at changes induced by or linked to technology.
Business improvements and customer experience are topics that are very close to my heart. Driving business improvements is my core capability. Delivering better customer experience through improvements is something that I am passionate about.
Jacqui will be talking on Friday 12th at 9:45am -10:15am, facilitating a panel conversation on 'Accelerating delivery & Performance'.
Jacqui looks at the biggest issues facing leaders today, focusing on how organisations and leaders deal with stress during perpetual times of change. She continues to look at the importance of stripping back processes to remove complexity within business transformation.
See the full agenda at excellence-leadership.com
Technology has given us the ability to measure everything, and we’ve become hooked like addicts. Is all this measuring helping us or hurting us? The paradox in measuring is that you can see measured improvement when you stop measuring. But how will you know?