Programme problems

Here are some traps for business change programmes that we have encountered in our work, together with some tips to deal with them.

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Double Vision?
Two conflicting directions? Cut it down to one!

Ambition Overload?
Taken on too much? What is truly deliverable?

Paralysis by Analysis?
Would you investigate this much if it was your business?

Planning Purgatory?
Has planning the work become an end in itself? Do people dive into Microsoft Project and never emerge? Make planning your servant not your master - know what you want from it. We can help.

Lost Promises?
Worse than broken promises - this is where the promise (often called the baseline in planning) has been forgotten, and doesn't enter the conversation. Try our PROACTIVE © team effectiveness model, that lets you look at factors like importance of promises.

Meeting Mania?
You can often agree things without setting up a formal meeting.  Does it really need an hour - could you cover it in five minutes?

Email Siege?
Besieged by torrents of email? Pick up the phone - or get off your chair. Where you must use email, use it well - e.g. see www.expert-messaging.com

Personality Parade?
Any bruised egos - anyone with inter-personal issues bigger than their work issues? There's a need for understanding - see our personality workshops. 

Delivery Fatigue?
What can you change? Find the fun; e.g. see How to Make Work Fun – by David Firth, pub. Gower 1995.  Also, how much are people valued and encouraged? Try our PROACTIVE © team effectiveness model, that lets you look at factors like this.