I’ll be taking some time out of my regular ‘Leadership and Change’ posting to campaign for the position of the Vice-President of the Executive MBA 21 Class at Lagos Business School. I rarely blog about ‘personal’ matters but I’ll make…
‘’A man without a vision for his future, always returns to his past.’’ Happy New Year! How I love beginnings! A wise man once remarked that ‘’the end of a matter is better than its beginning’’. However, there’s something about…
Change management is open to sundry misinterpretations and misconceptions; hence it is important to clarify exactly what it is and what it is not. A study by Accenture (2011) captured the erroneous perceptions many managers have about change management, as…
The change manager is an enabler; a catalyst; a facilitator of progress. While he is not responsible for the ‘’brick-and-mortar’’ responsibilities on a project, he is at the capstone of any successful project. His overall contribution is ensuring that that the project achieves its stated goals and objectives.
Here’s an excerpt from my upcoming book. Comments and feedback appreciated: Among all human endeavours, wrote German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, change is the only thing that is immortal. A cursory perusal of the headlines of the major business magazines proves…
The book ''Managing Successful Organizational Change Projects - The SIMPLER Way'' is being written out of my interest in the field of change management. I seek to write the book in order to consolidate my knowledge of the topic into a single volume and share this knowledge with other change management practitioners in the field.
‘’How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success’’ – William Ellery Channing. Such may easily be said of Sheikh Ahmed, the simple and unassuming CEO of a global industrial conglomerate. This ‘’happy old man’’ is universally…
Leila is a cheerful, optimistic, happy-go-lucky woman. Her highs are as dramatic as her lows; she can rail at you in one minute and re-appear with a ready smile in the next minute. She is good company and has little…
Aggressive and forceful, Jide is one of those people who loves to play the devil’s advocate. A high-ranking member of the client staff, he has been with the Company for years and has seen several change initiatives fail. Because he…
Comfort is a quiet woman in her mid-thirties. When you were introduced to her, your first thoughts were ‘’Cool, reserved and logical.’’ You notice that when she speaks to you, her facial features are controlled and she speaks in a…
