Managing change and people in organizations

Await my new enlarged book on change management this has extensively researched  inputs the new methodology for implementing change in organizations The case studies include the world's biggest scams and their mistakes lessons on value-based leadership These two examples prove the point that change is not an option and a hundred years of existence is no guarantee  for survival for the next hundred years. The answer lies in Change and transformation. Change management is a fascinating subject because it deals with rewriting and reshaping the destiny of not only organizations but also of people and their emotions. For anyone who has a responsibility to manage people,  and leaders who love to initiate the creative intervention, this is the subject to explore and learn to make life meaningful for many who come with dreams to be with the organization.                  ...

Change management challenge the status quo Is there a way to decipher how our brain helps to see and comprehend the world? Cognitive science and Human-Computer Interface (HCI) have been trying to find the answer to mindsets, based on research to establish the commonalities among the ways human beings and computers understand the world. When we see and interpret the prompts from outside, does our brain apply any logic? This hypothesis is not supported by research studies so far. There are limitations associated with segregating, studying and validation of the mental models. Individual’s behaviour when confronted with new thoughts have been inadequately studied with a comparable knowledge base. An approach was made to isolate complex knowledge and behaviours apart and study mental models, cues, and their interrelationship. Study techniques and results in this area have been challenged as the mental models seem to be not very robust and stable. The studies have been highly subject...

Change Management- Events that triggered massive change Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac story-Mortgage and Finance industry - The USA A notable example  for causing Changes in the way reporting and compliance  are  done is that of  Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac in the USA. The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)  and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) are the government-sponsored  enterprises (GSEs) devoted to housing and hold dominant positions in the U.S. mortgage market.  They hold over 50%  collective ownership or guarantee  of all  outstanding mortgages in the United  States, including a huge share of subprime mortgages. The subprime crisis was man-made chaotic    situation created in 2008 that affected the entire  mortgage industry in  the USA, when home mortgage loans were approved once again by greedy  financial  compa...

Change or perish                                      “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ― Albert Einstein The Steuben story : Hollywood blockbuster film, “Risky Business” which was released in 1983   and   was an offbeat comedy and action movie about a rebellious teenager who turns his parent's home into a brothel while his parents were away to repay some debt he had accumulated. The movie had Tom Cruise as the rebellious young lad and sexy Rebecca de Morney co-starring as the liberated call girl Lana. The film had  high impact  influence on  that generation, as  it propelled Tom Cruise into a box-office stardom besides ; the film  also launched another superstar “Steuben” as the most...

Change Matters: The Eastman Kodak story: Steuben dug its own grave despite catering to the super rich and famous. On the other hand Eastman Kodak was mass market consumer product company which created the huge market for photography and defied the need to change .Kodak remained blind and refused to adapt and change to fight the emerging threat from technological changes and got killed by disruptive technology innovations. George Eastman the innovator and philanthropist founded Kodak in 1892 and the Eastman Kodak brand became the undisputed king in USA and the world over. Born in a city known for its industrial giants, Kodak became the American icon along with Bausch and Lamb, Xerox, Gannett. Anyone who was born and lived till death in Rochester USA by default  that person would have been a y Kodak employee only to retire there with  a hefty pension and happy life till end. Kodak boasted of 80 % market share in film sales and 85 % of camera sales at one time. Kodak empl...