Manage change

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Copyright Liisa Pursiheimo-Marcks
Every successful company needs change. Change takes your company to the next level. Sometimes the change initiative you are driving is by necessity, to resolve a burning organizational problem. Sometimes, you have a vision, an aggressive goal, of where you want to take your company. In both cases, you need your employees on your side, not against you.

Change resistance is a natural human reaction. It should not come as a surprise, yet up to 70% of change initiatives fail due to the human factor.

Change management boils down to two phases: 1) You need to build momentum and 2) you need to make the change sustainable. Most failures are due to lack of planning for the second phase.

Forte Consulting will guide you through a change management plan and the change process. You will be able to clearly articulate your change vision, have a consistent and transparent flow of communication, and build hooks into your existing structure and processes to make the change ‘stick’.

Managing change right is a methodical and exhilarating process. See the wave of enthusiasm spread across your organization, when your employees embrace your vision and celebrate the first successes with you.

For a free first consultation, contact:
Liisa Pursiheimo-Marcks: 
liisa@forteconsulting.biz tel. 512-484 8263

Training modules available:

Change Management Plan: Momentum and Sustainability 
Leading Change: The Leaders, the Followers and the Saboteurs

Forte provides deep experience in change management

  • United regional sales leaders to make a decision on new sales processes and led a team to implement a globally consistent sales methodology and focus on selling solutions for a sales force of > 500. Design wins increased 8%, estimated ROI was 200%.
  • Provided various task forces with change management support, while they worked to improve the new product introduction process. Within a year, cycle time was reduced by a third, and delivery accuracy improved to over 90%.
  • Facilitated a team kick off and created and implemented a change management and training plan to introduce value pricing to marketers and the sales force. The project contributed to meeting the ambitious gross margin goal through training, communication and process changes.
  • Transformed a whole company of 400 employees to embrace a culture of accountability and open feedback.
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