Organizational Innovation

Innovation is the life-blood of organizations, especially in times of significant turbulence and technology changes. Many organizational leaders agree that innovation is important but admit that their organizations are not very innovative. Innovation is described in...

Why Should Organizations Change?

In this month’s Insights, I will provide some of the key drivers that necessitate organizational change. When an organization is struggling change may seem obvious but change may be needed even if an organization is very successful. There are many reasons...

Organizational Change Models Part 2

In the last New Synergist Insights I presented two of the most popular Change Models used by organizations. In this month’s Insights, I will compare these two models and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. Lewin’s Change Management Model: Kurt Lewin, a...

Organizational Change Models Part 1

In the last New Synergist Insights I discussed some of the reasons that Change Efforts fail. In this month’s Insights, I will discuss the importance of utilizing change models in order to increase the likelihood of creating successful change efforts. Kurt Lewin’s...

Why Change Efforts Fail

In the last three New Synergist Insights I discussed Organizational Culture. Understanding culture is an integral part of the change effort. This month’s Insights, Why Change Efforts Fail, will provide a brief examination of the organizational change process and some...

Organizational Culture Part 3

In last months Insights I discussed the ways you can make an assessment of your organization’s culture. Since Organizational Culture is such a broad and important topic it was divided into three separate New Synergist Insights. This month’s Insights, Organizational...