When working through major organizational change, barely a blip on anyone’s radar is Generation Z. The oldest of this generation (born between 1999 and 2010) is just now entering the workforce, so it seems unnecessary to worry about whether they can let go of a business’ old way of doing Read more…
Think about the oldest and the youngest employees in your company and how they work. Do they approach work the same way? Probably not. They won’t approach or deal with change the same way either. In the last few posts I have discussed Change Management as Risk Management around generations Read more…
35% of today’s workforce is made up of Baby Boomers. As with every generation, there are some generalizations that impact their outlook on careers and their role in a company. As you prepare for an Enterprise Resource Planning tool (ERP) replacement or modernization, the Baby Boomer generation deserves a high Read more…
Organizational change impacts everyone. The experience is very individual and affects everyone in a different manner. As we have explored in previous posts, approaching change through a generational lens is a useful tool to help companies manage change in a positive and productive way with an ERP or other business Read more…
Why don’t people change when we ask them to? Any successful ERP project or Process Excellence program must include solid Change Management. As a leader of such a project, in order for your company to make its necessary changes successfully, there are certain challenges inherent to change which must be Read more…
Millennials are one of five generations working in companies today. Their approach to life and to work is significantly different to that of previous generations. What do you need to do to make an ERP or any other transformation successful with this generational mindset? I recently began a discussion around Read more…
Think about the generations of life experiences within your workforce. They weren’t all born since the age of cell phones or even laptops. When companies face large-scale-change such as an ERP transformation, traditional leadership thinking has focused on the technology itself, and not the generations of the workforce involved. “The Read more…
Who needs Change Management when you have shiny new technology or streamlined processes to solve your business woes? New, more advanced ERP systems promise streamlined workflows, decreased manual workloads, increased efficiencies… the list goes on and on and on. Process Excellence promises many of the same results. Then why do Read more…