Do you remember countless celebrities photographed with the iconic milk mustache from the 90s? That was, essentially, phase two of the Got Milk campaign. We have Goodby, Silverstein, and Partners to thank for phase one and the creation of “Got Milk?” as a campaign. Before that, Milk’s primary campaign was “Milk. It does a…
As the chief resident of Obstetrics in Vienna in the 1840s, Ignaz Semmelweis oversaw two maternity clinics. But he had a problem. One clinic had a maternal mortality rate of about 10%, while the other had a considerably lower maternal mortality rate of 4%. This gap was very well known to people outside the hospital as…
Part 5 of 5: Continued from a Previous post There are four common areas to address when preparing to implement change in your organization: Let’s talk about a Realistic Workplan. What does a Realistic Workplan mean? From the book – A Beautiful Constraint (Source: &Strategy – adapted by Michael Hay): We need to have…
Part 4 of 5: Continued from a Previous post There are four common areas to address when preparing to implement change in your organization: Let’s talk about the Capacity to Translate to Execution. What does a Capacity to Translate to Execution mean? From the book – A Beautiful Constraint (Source: &Strategy – adapted by…
Part 3 of 5: Continued from a Previous post There are four common areas to address when preparing to implement change in your Organization: Let’s talk about a Shared Vision. What does having a Shared Vision mean? From the book – A Beautiful Constraint (Source: &Strategy – adapted by Michael Hay): We need…
Part 2 of 5: Continued from a Previous post There are four common areas to address when preparing to implement change in your organization: Let’s talk about the Pressure for Change. What does Pressure for Change mean? From the book – A Beautiful Constraint (Source: &Strategy – adapted by Michael Hay): To create…
Part 1 of 5 When you first commit to taking on a technological change, you’ll need to start somewhere to ensure it’s a success. In the book, A Beautiful Constraint – there is a diagram that references that may help as a starting reference. The chart helps assess whether your company is ready for change….
When Peter Drucker said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” he was referring to the general health of an organization. Drucker’s tenet, however, is equally relevant when taking on digital transformation within an organization. And it’s often overlooked. When companies purchase software, they hire Project Managers and Contractors to help implement it. Maybe the Company…
Implementing software is a constant balancing act. Focus too much on the Executives, and you’ll use the End-Users. On the other hand, focus too much on the Digital Natives, and you’ll lose the Digital Laggards. A fundamental way to see where your scales may tip is to reflect on your Organization’s core elements: Confidence &…
No matter how large or how small, software Implementations have specific rules. The best Implementation Consultants know when those rules should be bent, broken, or strictly followed. In the implementations I’ve led, I’ve always found the below laws invaluable. The rules fall into three categories: Implementation, Change Management, and Communication. Implementation The one thing…