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Why Projects Fail: Misunderstanding the Impact of Change
May 10, 2012
Everyone pays lip service to the value of Change Management. It is a standard component of every mature project plan. So why do so few companies actually implement Change Management? The answer is most likely found in one of the following understandable, but erroneous assumptions:
“Our project is just an extension of what we already have been doing.” – Any change whether it is operational, organizational or technical is a point of friction regardless of how small that change is perceived to be. In 1513, Machiavelli wrote, “There is nothing more difficult to plan,...
Don’t Fight Generational Shifts
May 03, 2012
Ben Franklin once said “When you're finished changing, you're finished.” I wonder if he had to deal with generational changes in his workplace. Out with the old king, in with the new king- that sort of thing.
No matter what constituted the workplace, since time began there has been a constant “changing of the guard”. It is just the way things are, and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. When the boomers started to take over the workplace, they heard stories like “when I was your age, I had to walk 10 miles in the snow to...
Who's Driving the Mobility Bus?
April 25, 2012
In March I attended the IBM Pulse conference in Las Vegas. Over 8,000 participants learned about continuously improving the business impact of technology. Much of the conversation centered on real estate, shared services, property management and the challenges around the new buzz word “mobility.” Mobility is a funny word, always used to discuss productivity. However, I learned that it is always discussed differently by Real Estate, HR and IT.
How is it that all three critical areas of our businesses are creating solutions to mobility challenges, but...
Get the Green Light to Go Greener!
April 23, 2012
Earth Day is an annual affirmation, celebration, or demonstration of the need to protect our planet and environmental sustainability. Corporate Real Estate leaders and Facility Managers recognize that it’s more than an annual nod or a trendy green ideal. It is an ongoing effort throughout the years, and a holistic business view of the triple bottom-line: people + profits + planet. Delivering on the triple bottom-line can be a daunting undertaking. Too often, environmental quick-wins have already been implemented and low-hanging fruit picked, which further...
When Technology Shifts, the Ice is Different – A Lesson from the NHL
April 19, 2012
I’m a huge hockey fan. As I write this, the National Hockey League (NHL) is in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs (go Sharks!). The NHL has 30 teams spread out from LA to Ottawa, Vancouver to Tampa. It’s often considered the "Fourth Sport" behind Football, Baseball and Basketball. (Soccer is the “next big thing” - and always will be). But for my money, there is not a more exciting professional sport than hockey.
It wasn’t always like this. Up until 1967 the NHL only had six teams – “The Original...
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