Are there any organisations that aren’t changing in some way? Are organisations ever stable anymore? Whether the change comes from external drivers such as Brexit or technology or internal factors such as restructuring – change is omnipresent. And maybe it’s no bad thing. We need to progress. Life would be really dull without progress and development and there’s no denying that organisations that remain static in today’s challenging marketplace simply don’t survive. In this context what do you think is the most important element of the change to focus on? Where should we really focus our time, attention and money? Technological advances? Process improvement? Organisational structure? Streamlining? What do you think will happen if we don’t put our most important asset – our people – at the forefront of our thoughts when planning our next change programme?… Here’s what will happen if you don’t put your people first… You’ll see sickness absence rise sharply, some of the absence cases will stray into the mental health arena. You’ll see ‘Anxiety’ and ‘Depression’ on self-certification forms, eventually confirmed by GPs. If you measure it you’ll see a drop in productivity and if you don’t measure it you’ll get a feeling that ‘things … Continue reading How to help your people through change