Removing Maintenance Productivity Barriers - Time as a Management Tool
Foreword: This is the first in a series of blogs posts describing an ongoing process of problem solving. This edition speaks to the...
The Politics of Change
People process change on three levels: rational, emotional, and political. These all have a direct effect on the Desire building block of...
Currently Trending: Business Transformation
A client recently asked what is Business Transformation. There are various explanations offered in literature and on the Internet....
Maintenance Planner Scheduler Training - Life Outside the Computer
The bulk of maintenance Planner Scheduler training typically focuses on using the maintenance management software, data entry and...
Going for the Gold
Last week I was in a consultant "shop-talk" session comparing notes on how to identify and track financial benefits that show in a...
Group Problem-Solving: A Tool for Changing Culture
Underlying Value: The value of problem-solving goes without saying. There are several methods to choose from: hypothesis-driven,...
Social Acumen – the Informal Leaders – Accelerate Projects
In 2001, a group of IT project managers published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. This was in response to a long history of...
Do you want a 20 to 25% productivity gain?
Convergent Results typically improves productivity 20 to 25 percent, and assists clients directing that gain to achieving measurable...
Organizational Change is a Complex Phenomenon.
Change happens one person at a time. Each individual will make up their own mind about why they will accept and cooperate with change....
Inclusive Problem Solving Engages Employees, Strengthens Culture and Accelerates Problem Solving
Background Ravasi and Schultz (2006) define organizational culture as a set of shared mental assumptions that guide interpretation and...
