change management is not HR introduction Finance Departments are secure in the knowledge that their future is assured. This is not a statement stemming from ego or guesswork, but rather calculating words based on solid and sound evidence, because that’s what their essence is about and credibility is earned from solid and sound evidence. ...

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Just because it’s common sense, doesn’t mean it’s common practice! introduction The Business Planning Process is at the core of all business. Or is it? Commonly, substitutes exist. Lists of prioritised action plans, documented reorganisations or a set of goals or highly-organised budgeted figures have been interpreted and submitted as Business Plans. What has ...

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Strategic Learning Interventions in Organizations introduction In tough times, it’s often the organizational learning that’s first to go. Learning professionals must now take a stance; must prove that the organization cannot operate without Learning and Development and must show evidence of the results organisational learning facilitates. Sounds like an easy solution? What can Learning ...

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Q1. I believe that you are a Change Practitioner for organizations. What exactly does that mean? Interview: Debbie Nicol, on Change Management introduction Q1. I believe that you are a Change Practitioner for organizations. What exactly does that mean? A Change Practitioner will integrate the people into the technical aspects of a change project ...

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Social constructivism is an emerging approach to change, which encourages change, and learning, through the people, who may be your customers, employees, community etc. It’s easy to identify those who don’t buy into this approach. Observable corporate traits include the desire to maintain control, the degree of closure in minds, a stagnant environment lacking ...

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‘Who Killed Change?’, a parable by Ken Blanchard and John Britt, highlights some very real challenges that organizations face during change. Who Killed Change? introduction ‘Who Killed Change?’, a parable by Ken Blanchard and John Britt, highlights some very real challenges that organizations face during change. It details how the factors of organizational culture, ...

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