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HANDLING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE by Mark Whitehead
We provide solutions Providing core accountancy services with quality and
swiftness whilst focusing on the future of your business and finding solutions to your problems.
Some of our solutions:
•Business Strategy •Pre year end planning •Staff incentives
•Re-structuring your business
•Selling your business •Buying a business
•Management / family buy outs
•Acquisitions •Raising finance •Forecasting •Trust and estate planning •Tax investigations •Research & Development •Business Valuations
Give us a call to discuss how we can help your business
01254 688100 Email:
l.kennery@
pierce.co.uk www.pierce.co.uk
www.gradientbusiness.co.uk
As it is essential for organisations to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to the latest technologies, it is important to understand how to handle resistance to change.
The first step is to identify potential resistance to the proposed changes.
This can be done by analysing the current work environment and seeking out any potential points of resistance that could arise.
Once identified, the organisation should create a plan to address them. This plan should include communicating the reasons for the changes, offering training and support, and having clear goals and objectives in place.
To help ease resistance to change, organisations should provide ample opportunities to provide feedback.
By listening to feedback, organisations can gain a better understanding of the issues they are faced with and can adjust the proposed changes accordingly.
Additionally, organisations should
involve all parties concerned in the change process and empower them to have a say in the decision-making process. Through this, people will feel included and more likely to embrace the changes.
Testing new technology will prove the system works and provide confidence to those cautious and, as a result, will influence those people to accept the change.
New technology should be implemented in small, timely stages and the owners of the project should provide regular updates on the progress of the new technologies.
This will help those involved to remain engaged and motivated in the process ensuring that any resistance to change is kept to a minimum.
Finally, businesses should provide staff with the resources and support they need to become more familiar and comfortable with the new technologies introduced.
GRADIENT BUSINESS SERVICES
Making sure you have business critical information when you need it the most
WHY WORK WITH US?
At Gradient, we understand how much your business systems mean to you. When they work well, they give you the confidence to grow and transform your business.
But what happens when they are not working so well? What then?
We are specialists in helping businesses review their current business solutions. Be that implementing or choosing a new system or perhaps refining how you work with an existing one.
BUT DON'T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT!
DRIVERS FOR THE NEED TO REVIEW COULD BE...
Business growth Change in organisation strategy
Legacy systems out of support
Increasing downtime Potential security issues Unhappy customers Too many versions of the truth
Difficulty in forecasting accurately
If you have invested heavily in your business systems, how do you best maximise your return on investment?
Your go-live is only a step along the way, the real work starts afterwards!
A common issue we see with many of our clients is that despite implementing modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, it’s all too easy to then return to or develop ‘bad’ habits.
“We highly recommend Gradient to any company who may be daunted by the thought of making a significant investment in an ERP system and perhaps making the wrong decision. Gradient helped Auto Marine make the right decision”
Amy Bryant, Financial Director, Auto Marine Cable Ltd
It might start with the odd grumble from a staff member that things ‘don’t work as expected’ or users reverting to rekeying data ‘off- system’ - as a result you will never reap the full benefits or improve your efficiency.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
TO FIND OUT MORE EMAIL US AT
INFO@GRADIENTBUSINESS.CO.UK
WWW.GRADIENTBUSINESS.CO.UK | 01282 463710
What can you do? Here are our top five tips.
1. Keep an eye open for data silos. Do you have disconnected data
GETTING BEST VALUE FROM YOUR SYSTEMS by Pete Doyle
Head of transforming, Gradient
and are unable to create useful information you can trust?
2. Ask why you are re-keying data. Is there a genuine need or reason for this?
3. Focus on using the system to properly measure the current health of your business. Can you believe your reporting when there may be more than one version of the truth?
4. Accurate forecasting is critical and should not be a chore. Has this started to feel like hard work?
5. Your systems should help you be more competitive. Are inefficiencies starting to have a significant impact on your business?
It can be difficult to spot issues when concentrating on your daily business.
We can help you to know where to look and how to gain the best returns on your investment.
Online services manager, Pierce
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