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Category Archives: Business Transformation
Whatever happened to Performance Management?
Somehow or other, the HR function has “stolen” Performance Management! The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), for example, writes on its website, “Fully realised, performance management is a holistic process bringing together many of the elements that make … Continue reading
Procurement category strategies need evidence
Guest blog from Alison Smith, The Purchasing Coach One the hardest things when developing category or sourcing strategies is to stop anyone making the decision before all the facts and data have been gathered and analysed, and all the options … Continue reading
Focusing your Business Transformation through dynamic Strategy Mapping
A Chief Executive said to me recently, “I want two things – a really well defined business strategy with detailed plans of action and my people signed up and fully engaged in its implementation. I’ve never been satisfied with the … Continue reading
Eating the elephant – process analysis in organisation change
Guest blogger, David Kemp, recently Vice President-Supply Chain at the Engine Control and Electrical Systems division of Goodrich Corporation, continues his theme on organisational change. When I wrote here in January about how to design a successful organisation, I set … Continue reading
Michael Simmons takes the lead in Business Transformation
Four Pillars is delighted and proud to announce that Michael Simmons has been appointed Director of Business Transformation and Organisation Development Services from the 1st March, 2013. Michael brings a huge wealth of experience to Four Pillars in successful business … Continue reading
Posted in And another thing…, Business Transformation, Change Management, Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership & Personal Mastery, Performance Management, Trusted Advisor
Tagged Change Management, Conintuous Improvement, Mentoring, Michael Simmons, Organisation Development, Personal Mastery, Strategic Change, Systems Thinking, Trusted Advisor
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Compass wins prestigious award
We are delighted to announce that our client, Compass Group PLC has won an award for its work in growing its international clients business. The award was announced by the highly respected Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) and recognizes the … Continue reading
Passion is never enough: we need intention most of all
At one of the more recent Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) annual conferences, Ellis Watson, a veteran CEO with an impressive CV, called for procurement practitioners to display passion in everything they do. Step-up and take your message out to … Continue reading
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Personal mastery: Leading in trying times
There is no doubt about it – these are trying times for people in leadership. Consumers holding fire on spending, businesses failing, markets changing, technology roaring – how do you meet these challenges with just the right approach? And how … Continue reading
All Change is Personal: Overcoming the 3 key barriers to success
Whenever I am asked how to manage effective organisational change I always go back to the old adage that ‘’organisational change will only happen when the people in the organisation change’’. Whether you are implementing a new strategy, changing processes, … Continue reading
Procurement: should you separate operational and strategic buyers?
I was recently involved in an exchange on the subject of a reorganisation of Procurement at a service-industry client. Being proposed was that the role of the buyer would be split into two: an operational buyer responsible for managing the … Continue reading
