System Factors for Managing Resistance to Change
There’s nothing worse: You’ve implemented an improvement and it is running into resistance. This unwillingness to adopt the new way (resistance to change) is like a tug of war – who will win out? As the project leader, you may feel that resistance represents the...
Assessing Your Response to Change
You have probably experienced some level of change (personally or professionally) in the not-so-distant past. In fact, most of us experience change every day, maybe there is construction on your regular route to work so you have to drive on unfamiliar roads. Maybe it...
How does mindset fit into the work of Change Leaders?
Recently Laura Goodrich attended a webinar hosted by HFS Research. The webinar discussed Robotic Process Automation (RPA). “HFS introduced research done with 100 C-suite executives. It was encouraging to see research supporting that a widespread displacement of...
Making the Change Mindset Connection
I recently sat down with Laura Goodrich to discuss the impact that an organization’s change mindset has on the change curve was discussed. This blog post summarizes the discussion and examines change mindset and the correlation between managing change and your...
Creating a Mindset for Change
As we kick off a new year we are excited to introduce changes to Acuity and our blog. After 15 years, Brent Drever is transitioning his role here at AI. He said: “I am transitioning my role to Stephanie Herman, who is now Acuity’s Managing Director. Stephanie has been...
The #1 Communication Killer
A significant challenge that Lean Six Sigma project leaders face is managing key stakeholders. Stakeholders fall into two categories: stakeholders that influence our work and stakeholders that are impacted by our work. The first set of stakeholders is often made up of...
Is Change Personal in Business?
Resistance to Change When discussing, business people often advise others to “not take it personally”, however when dealing with change in business it may be worth taking a second look to see if in fact the issues with change resistance are indeed personal. What you...
Is Change Throwing you a Curveball?
It is no secret that everyone goes through change, but what is often missed is that everyone follows a similar path. While some may be more adaptable and willing to change than others, they will all follow the same roadmap on their journey through change. As...
