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Re: What is a Change Agent and Why Might You Need One

prsolutions — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:40:54 -0000

‘Blinders holding back the process’ is a huge challenge to overcome. Too often the expectation is to ‘just fix it’ until you explain what it will entail to ‘fix it’ and then comes the backpedalling and naysayers. The fallback position is to band-aid the situation. Band-aids are great for temporary situations – and there are a lot of temporary situations in business – but the vast majority need surgery and rehabilitation.

The vast majority of business leaders wouldn’t hesitate to seek outside advice for their own financial planning, personal fitness training, golf lessons, or tutoring for their children but will resist with all their might bringing an outside consultant in to assist with their business. Often, if they do choose to bring one in, they want to own or manage or limit the scope of the work – “take a look at this but leave all that alone”. It’s a very interesting dynamic to witness and a challenge in itself to be a part of – selling a solution to the person who hired you to provide a solution is often the biggest challenge of all.

Re: What is a Change Agent and Why Might You Need One

prsolutions — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:51:12 -0000

Thanks Barbara! I love the challenge of working with businesses who need the outside, impartial perspective that is often critical in making much needed changes. We all, at times, get stuck in that place where you really can’t see the forest for the trees - asking for help shows strength, not weakness.

Re: Are Your Profits Generated by Rules or Results?

prsolutions — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:41:52 -0000

I believe the first place to start is in recognizing that ‘your best thinking got you to where you are today’ and you most likely need to seek help from outside. You have to have buy-in from management to make changes. When the ‘rules’ are so entrenched that you (and your staff) can’t produce results and efforts to effect change are rebuffed because ‘we’re too busy right now’ is the standard response, you need an outside perspective to help you see – without the stickiness of internal politics – what your options are. It takes someone with enough authority to acknowledge change is needed and help is necessary.

If you have what appears to be the flu, you most likely treat the symptoms yourself. If you develop a really nasty cough and find it hurts to breathe, you should call a doctor. If you don’t, you could well end up in the emergency room or worse. It’s no different with a business or an organization within a company. Initially the symptoms are treated – but it depends on your choice of treatment. Are you going to ‘tough it out’ (tighten the rules) or are you going to really treat the symptoms? If it gets worse are you going to call the doctor or ‘buckle down’ (the noose is getting tighter). How bad does it have to be before you seek outside help?

Re: Welcome to the USA

prsolutions — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:07:27 -0000

I'm proud to welcome you as a fellow citizen - congratulations!