Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Results from a study of 1,350 companies.

Study 132

Study Company Change Management Management 132

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2019

A case study for effecting change in a change-averse industry.

System 132

System Case Study Case Studies Study 132

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Stanford researchers who study gender bias took a hard look at their own organization.

Research 132

Research Study Change Management Management 132

Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2018

Counterintuitively, then, effective change leadership has to emphasize continuity — how what is central to “who we are” as an organization will be preserved, despite the uncertainty and changes on the horizon. This is a straightforward and actionable notion that we put to the test in two studies.

Research 133

Research Study Leadership Journal 133

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and email address.

Case Studies 70

Case Studies Case Study Study Banking 70

Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2025

For Project Management Offices, Asana is an excellent tool to streamline workflows, ensure alignment across multiple projects, and manage resources effectively. Read reviews and case studies Look for feedback from similar organizations that utilize the software tool. Whats a PMO tool?

Tools 130

Tools Software Efficiency Resources 130

Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

A recent study of VC firms found that more-diverse teams had higher financial returns than their homogenous counterparts. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company.

Management 132

Management Leadership Culture Development 132

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Change communications is never a one-and-done event; keeping employees informed is something that you will have to do throughout every step of the change process. Studies have found that continual communication is a leading factor in a transformation’s success. Keep employees informed by providing regular communications.

Change Management 133

Change Management Company Leadership Training 133

Harmonious Workplaces

JUNE 24, 2024

How are a “tin sandwich” and an employer organization similar? Some may recall that I play a little bit of harmonica as a hobby.

Organizational Development 105

Organizational Development Talent Study Leadership 105

Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 21, 2023

A common perception is that most changes in the workplace fail. Mckinsey and Company surveyed over 1,500 executives on their perceptions of change and concluded that most changes fail because only a third of the executives in the study indicated that changes were completely or mostly successful.

Change Management 79

Change Management McKinsey System Management 79

Harvard Business

AUGUST 28, 2017

Through a study of AI that included a survey of 3,073 executives and 160 case studies across 14 sectors and 10 countries, and through a separate digital research program , we have identified 10 key insights CEOs need to know to embark on a successful AI journey. The biggest challenges are people and processes.

Survey 136

Survey Tools Industry Automotive 136

Gina Abudi

MAY 14, 2014

A Mini Case Study – Part II Please read Part I for background information. The post Helping an Employee Manage Through Change - II appeared first on Gina Abudi. The post Helping an Employee Manage Through Change - II appeared first on Gina Abudi. Shawn felt the meeting with Allie went well.

Management 52

Management Case Study Case Studies Change Management 52

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 3, 2023

Evidence from a global study by Gallup revealed that 49% of leaders and 42% of non-managers struggle with anxiety at work. Several studies have demonstrated that role ambiguity has significant negative personal and workplace results. Instead, this tool creates additional awareness and understanding to support a given change.

Tools 83

Tools Study Groups Journal 83

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Levels of Change Involvement to Consider Change management consulting experts know that there are different levels of change involvement to consider depending upon stakeholder needs and the urgency, scope, complexity, and impact of the desired changes.

Change Management 69

Change Management Benchmarking Metrics Data 69

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

Such skepticism led us to study the impact that analytics has had on our clients over the last 20 years. Frankly, the results surprised us: Only a little more than one in three of the three-dozen companies that we studied met the objectives of their analytics initiatives over the long term.

Case Interview 112

Case Interview Study Management Analysis 112

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Researchers studied backlash to change at five elite law firms — and how leadership eventually won the skeptics over.

Study 91

Study Leadership Research Change Management 91

LSA Global

JUNE 24, 2024

Communicate Effectively Change management consulting experts know that consistent and effective two-way communication is essential to managing stakeholder expectations. Use strategy success metrics , case studies, and testimonials to illustrate your impact.

Management 68

Management Change Management Case Interview Case Study 68

Consultants' Consultant

AUGUST 2, 2023

Consultants Consultant: I’ve been studying uncertainty recently. I figured it would be useful for change management. Uncertainty is when. The post Uncertainty appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

Change Management 52

Change Management Study Consulting Management 52

Gina Abudi

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

One of Abudi Consulting Group’s client’s wanted to engage their employees in change. This mini case study shares that story. The client is a retail organization that had changed leadership at the top. The post Engage Employees in Change: A Mini Case Study appeared first on Gina Abudi.

Case Study 31

Case Study Case Studies Study Retail 31

Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2018

In our work with a dozen industrial firms in Germany and Scandinavia, we’ve studied how they try to increase the digital skills of their workforces — from creating accelerators to training internal talent — and we’ve observed how some of these common strategies present their own difficulties.

Talent 117

Talent Recruiting Recruitment Boston Consulting Group 117

Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2018

While we still meet resistance from employees who do not understand how diversity and inclusion are related to their job in a scientific organization, this resistance is becoming less common as we continue to engage in change management and make the case for inclusivity across UCAR.

Recruitment 123

Recruitment Recruiting Training Training 123

Gina Abudi

MAY 13, 2014

A Mini Case Study – Part I It is common for employees to be worried about change initiatives being launched within the organization. The post Helping an Employee Manage Through Change appeared first on Gina Abudi. The post Helping an Employee Manage Through Change appeared first on Gina Abudi.

Management 44

Management Case Study Case Studies Change Management 44

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 27, 2023

They can also monitor vendor compliance and manage any associated risks. Change Management Big companies often undergo significant organizational changes such as mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring. He studied Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

Operations 88

Operations Company Efficiency Resources 88

Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2023

Training and Change Management Consulting firms can provide training and change management support to facilitate the smooth implementation of clean tech and AI-powered systems. After studying business administration in Cologne, he completed the CEMS Master in International Management in Lisbon.

Operations 78

Operations Energy Data System 78

Tsavo Neal

MARCH 15, 2018

Gives you an idea of what they do, and more importantly, how they’ve applied it to achieve business outcomes with their case studies. Case Studies. Let’s click on Change Management to see what they offer here. This is very compelling for their prospects interested in change management.

Video 60

Video Consulting Case Study Case Studies 60

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2017

Godbout: I have yet to see the case study of massive change management of innovation where a group of people came in and, like a whirlwind, changed everyone’s thoughts and executed the whole thing themselves. I used to tell people I interviewed for 18F, “This is the Super Bowl of change management.”

Government 131

Government Policies Recruiting Recruitment 131

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

Study after study puts the failure rate closer to 70-90%. Part of the issue is how organizations view the human aspect of the closing date, which is usually treated as the end of the transaction, when it’s really just the start of change. Patrizia Savarese/Getty Images. Why is the failure rate so high?

Agile 136

Agile Efficiency Culture Trends 136

Harvard Business

JULY 16, 2018

Unfortunately, too few managers understand this, and so there is a gap between managers’ efforts and the results they’re getting. For example, say a manager gets his team to adopt a new technology platform as part of a beta test. But the final choice is theirs. Acknowledge the cost.

Meeting 133

Meeting Management Report Survey 133

Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

The painful result of widespread misuse of company values, according to one major study , is that only 23% of U.S. employees strongly agree that they can apply their organization’s values to their work every day, and only 27% “believe in” their organization’s values.

Culture 126

Culture Company Study Talent 126

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

At IDEO, we believe that the most significant change often comes through social movements, and that despite the differences between private enterprises and society, leaders can learn from how these initiators engage and mobilize the masses to institutionalize new societal norms. Dr. Reddy’s: A Movement-Minded Case Study.

Culture 134

Culture Company Enterprise Leadership 134

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

To address these questions, Coty partnered with Kotter International to implement a broad global change management program. The Coty experience also informs case study examples in John P. Kotter’s book Accelerate.).

Leadership 115

Leadership Case Interview Groups Accenture 115

Gina Abudi

MAY 19, 2015

Changing the Minds of Employees in Finance Read Part I of the case study. The post Case Study: Moving Resisters of Change to Change Champions – Part 2 appeared first on Gina Abudi. The second meeting with the group was well attended, everyone made time on their calendar and attended the meeting.

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Study Finance 28

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2016

At the company we studied, there was little evidence that good performers this year would be good performers next year. Changing managers didn’t appear to have any consistent effect on scores either, contrary to the view that supervisors get cozy with subordinates and give them higher scores over time.

Exercises 70

Exercises Data Study Groups 70

Gina Abudi

APRIL 30, 2014

A mini case study. You are working on a project to implement an online benefits management portal to enable employees to have a “one stop” location to view their health and dental benefits, get answers to benefits-related questions, and enable for changes to be made to health benefit coverage.

Case Study 40

Case Study Case Studies Change Management Study 40

Gina Abudi

MAY 14, 2015

The CFO asked me to work with him to help him manage this project with his team, with a focus on managing communications and change. He had a project manager who would [.]. The post Case Study: Moving Resisters of Change to Change Champions – Part I appeared first on Gina Abudi.

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Study Finance 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Efficiencies gained in human resources and housekeeping can free frontline unit managers and clinical staff to spend more time at the patient’s bedside. Some systems that we studied have focused on these support departments to introduce their pilots and build goodwill among caregivers.

Healthcare 110

Healthcare System Operations Metrics 110

Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 6, 2022

In an environment of perpetual change, the enemy of great change leadership is good change management. Good change management involves minimizing disruptions, avoiding costly mistakes, and control. In contrast, great change leadership maximizes business speed, efficiency, and innovation. Winston, B.

Leadership 52

Leadership Journal Change Management Study 52