Eliminating the Silo’d Organization: The Toughest Change of All?
Why the desired state is so difficult to achieve
For several years running, many large corporations have attempted a series of initiatives designed to drive cross-functional efficiencies into the organization. These include innovation, supply chain management, process re-design, shared services business models, Six Sigma, lean manufacturing and ERP’s. All of these represent significant strategic solutions to critical business problems requiring multi-million dollar investments. They promise an ROI of tens of millions of dollars. And they all require a cross-functional approach to implementation.
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Tips for Managing Resistance to a Positive Change
Actions you can take to manage resistance on your project
While our first reaction to resistance to change may be to quash it as quickly as possible, resistance is not necessarily all bad. Any change brings resistance with it, whether the change is positive or negative—so it’s unrealistic to think you will ever eliminate resistance. Resistance is inevitable, even when the change is positive and will make the lives of individuals brighter. When brought out into the open, resistance can help us surface problems, find errors, or improve on ideas. But resistance can only be managed when it is overt. If you can’t see it or hear it, you can’t manage it.
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| About IMA |
| IMA helps organizations navigate the waters of large-scale, complex organizational change with a business-discipline and rigor not often associated with the human side of implementation. Our Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) is world-renowned as a practical, repeatable framework that significantly enhances the likelihood of Return on Investment. |
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