Monthly Archives: November 2018

29 Nov

Managing Projects in Distracted Times: 5 Steps

Peter
Tags: accountable, behaviors, behaviours, executive sponsor, executives, OCM, organizational change management, responsible, senior managers, sponsor, sponsors, stakeholders

One of my very good friends, who is also one of the most competent project managers I have ever worked with, recently asked me this question: “Is there a change management approach you can use to keep distracted senior management focused?” Her point was that today everybody’s attention spans are short. We expect things to […]

09 Nov

Linking the 3 ‘R’s’: Recognition, Rewards and Results

Peter
Tags: behaviors, behaviours, OCM, organizational change management, professional services, recognition, results, rewards

Recognition and rewards elicit a mixed response. On one hand most people agree (in principle) that recognizing merit, and/or constructive behaviours, is a good thing. “We should do it more”, we often hear people say. On the other hand, when discussing recognition and rewards, most people think of corporate recognition programs which by and large […]