Positively transform and drive sustainable improvements in performance and results
Covering a wide range of topics including inspirational leadership, enabling positive change, tackling team dysfunction (these are just some examples – there are many more!), the insights we share shine a light on those hidden barriers and opportunities, to help start you and your business on the road to change… or even transformation…
The Top 10 Reasons People Resist Change
One of the biggest reasons that business executives are kept awake at night is the slowness of the organisation to adapt to much needed change. It’s a well-known fact that over 80% of change initiatives fail (or fail to deliver anything like the expected outcomes). It’s a strange fact that no one, except for Sewells, seems to have: figured out
Dr Will Holden will take to the stage at AM and IMI People Conference
Taking to the stage at this year’s AM People Conference, hosted in partnership with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), Dr Will Holden will deliver a lesson in creating a culture which fosters high performing, inspirational and unstoppable team players on the 19th September 2017 at Whittlebury Hall and Spa, Whittlebury, Near Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8QH. The conference helps automotive executives strip
Knowledge is NOT power; knowing how to use it effectively IS!
Most efforts at significant personal improvement fail. The result? Other than no improvements being seen … that person might lose self-confidence, self-esteem and belief in the fact that positive change is possible. As such, they are less likely to try any change in the future … because they now believe “it’s not for them”. What’s more, other people, especially Managers,
What do you think the most dangerous words in business are …?
You told us they are: “We’ve always done it that way.” As business leaders everywhere try to make changes to improve performance, operational excellence, customer handling, cost control, profitability, etc., they tell us that their biggest frustration is getting anyone who is resistant to change to come to understand that the pace of change is only going to continue
The Signs That It’s Time for an Upgrade to your Culture
Every organisation with more than 3 people in it has a culture…and studies show that the culture is the most important factor in its success – or otherwise. All companies need to go through change. All great leaders have to learn how to lead and deliver change in order to remain competitive and relevant in their given fields. They also
You’re already way ahead of most leaders in business
Yes …you really are… …Why is that? Because you’re looking: looking for advice … looking for answers … looking for improvement – not just from yourself but from your teams and from your business’s performance as a whole. I know you’re way ahead of most leaders in business because you wouldn’t be reading this otherwise. You see, most leaders don’t
Do you have any idea how bad we are at managing and prioritising our time!?
Do you have any idea of just how bad we all are at managing and prioritising our time? Studies just pile up from entities ranging from LinkedIn, Gallup, SurveyMonkey and several others that show:- 41% of people’s “to do” list items are never completed 40% of people’s productivity is lost to “self-interruption” (not to mention interruptions from other
Are most companies over-managed and under-led?
Our 53 year experience as the leading UK business improvement specialists seems to suggest managers abound in organisations – but leaders are lacking. Managers tend to be “subject experts” who excel at processes and procedures – but who can’t and don’t connect with people. To be effective in a leadership role, it requires an entirely different set of
Managing change in today’s organisations is not getting any easier (part 2)
Last week we talked about how the need for companies to manage change quickly and successfully is now a core competence that as many as 80% of companies fail to do successfully. If you want to review what we sent you last week click here. It’s revealing – and frankly concerning – that the failure percentage is as high