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Leading Change, Putting
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Portland Intl in Uganda

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Leading Change

There are many drivers of change which continually pressure an organisation to evolve and reinvent itself: changes in global markets, advances in technology, business consolidation through mergers and acquisitions, changes in legislation and environmental drivers to name but a few.

The most successful organisations – and individuals - are continually scanning the horizon to recognise these change drivers and to positively seize the opportunity for change before change is forced upon them. Leaders need to be in constant preparedness for change whilst accepting that their people may not have such a strong appetite for it, clinging instead to the comfort of the status quo.
 

 

Portland International consultants can help you recognise how your organisation can change its structure, shape, culture or people management policies to ensure you stay ahead of the competition and drives through not just short-term behavioural change, but deep-rooted attitudinal change, which can be sustained in the longer term.

It is perhaps a truism that many change programmes fail because not enough attention is paid to the people element. We can develop the self-awareness and emotional intelligence of your change leaders and develop within them the skills necessary to see the process through, enabling them to recognise pitfalls as well as opportunities.

The same applies to the success or otherwise of mergers and acquisitions, which tend to increase in the sort of turbulent markets which we have seen in the recent past.

By paying the closest attention to the importance of cultural integration, our clients can have the greatest chance of success.
 

10 Step Guide to Integrating Two Cultures

 

Restructuring

Culture Change > Leading Change