Guest blog by Fran Bodley-Scott, 25th August 2016 Editorial note: I came across Fran in my work for the APM Enabling Change SIG. She has developed an ‘ABCDE’ model for communication, which she offered to coach me on in support of a publication that we are preparing. I was very impressed by the effectiveness of …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 29th January 2016 APM events are a great opportunity for developing our professional knowledge I led a seminar this week for the Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Branch members, as a member of the committee of the APM Enabling Change SIG and also as an independent change practitioner. It was apparent from the level of …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 30th April, 2015 Our host, Patrick Farrant from Taylor Vinters, opened yesterday’s proceedings at the One Nucleus Network Meeting in Cambridge on Managing Change with this quote from Richard Branson: “A company that stands still will soon be forgotten” A show of hands from the floor confirmed that those present were almost unanimously …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 26th February 2015 Roles of those associated with change programmes I’ve just come back from delivering a seminar for the Midlands branch of the APM, with my colleague (and Chair) on the APM Enabling Change SIG, Martin Taylor. The event, “How to keep programmes on track and teams inspired during periods of change”, attracted …
Reflections prompted by discussions at APM Presents: Project Management in Practice, October 16th, 2014 By Elisabeth Goodman, 25th October 2014 The same issues arise for managing change, whatever the size of the organisation. There are also some common factors for managing successful change, whether the change involved is IT, organisational or process-based. I recently co-led a …
Empathy can make a difference in every situation that we find ourselves in as leaders or managers I recently read Geoff Crane‘s chapter 55 ‘Empathy in Project Management’ in the ‘Gower Handbook of People in Project Management‘. It’s a very large book, with a wealth of fascinating information, so I’m dipping into it a chapter …
Notes from an APM Midlands Branch seminar by Elisabeth Goodman About 40 people attended this evening seminar in Coventry on 30th January 2014. The intent was to share a case study based approach of some of my experiences of leading and facilitating operational organisational change projects, and of using Lean and Six Sigma to support …
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by Elisabeth Goodman I’m delighted to say that the first in my new series of “The Effective Team’s ” workbooks is now available. The Effective Team’s Change Management Workbook Elisabeth Goodman (author), Nathaniel Spain (illustrator), November 2013 – ISBN 978-0-9926323-5-9 This first book in the series focuses on Change Management. This is the description on the …
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By Elisabeth Goodman HAVING FUN WITH PINTEREST Summer is a wonderful time to reflect and play with new ideas. I’ve been having a lovely time exploring Pinterest for new insights to inspire the teams I work with in workshops. Pinterest has only been going since 2010 and although it already has more than 70 million …
Le chemin du changement Guest blog by Pierre Gillibert Note from the editor – Elisabeth Goodman Pierre Gillibert is a change manager and coach based in France. We met via LinkedIn and have started to exchange our experiences on facilitating change in France, the UK, and in the US. Pierre’s blog is written on the basis of …
