MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN.

Welcome to our blog where we share practical tips and exciting insights on navigating change in your business. At Change Consulting Scotland, we believe that growth and innovation require embracing change. Join us on this exciting journey of transformation and let’s take your business to the next level together.

Remote by Design

Remote by Design.

In recent years, remote working has shifted from being a niche practice to a widely adopted workplace model, with Covid-19 playing a significant role in accelerating this trend. However, in more recent months, the momentum has reversed as many employers are pushing staff

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Step 9| What do Netflix and Toyota have in common?

The 9-Step Change Cycle| Step 9 Reflect & Refine with PDCA Change is an inevitable part of life, especially in the dynamic landscape of business. Whether it’s adapting to market shifts, integrating new technologies, or restructuring operations, organisations must navigate change effectively to

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Step 5| Assemble Your Agents of Change

Change is always ‘just around the corner’ and to maintain a competitive edge within the industry, your organisation must adapt accordingly. In turn, this will help you and your team strive towards, or maintain, success. To state the often overlooked obvious, nothing changes

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Step 4 | Communicate, communicate, communicate!

The 9-Step Change Cycle | Step 4 You can have all the tools, time and the best laid plans but communication can make or break a change initiative. All organisations need change to adapt, sustain and thrive in a constantly evolving and competitive

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Step 3 | Develop Full Vision

The 9-Step Change Cycle Without a fully developed vision for change, your organisation is like a ship lost at sea. Where are you trying to go and how is it you plan to get there? What is the objective of your journey? This

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Step 2 | Lead from the Top

Preventing deaths in New Zealand and the UK| a comparative case study of Change Management DISCLAIMER: while this article mentions political leaders and describes international and leadership situations, it is not intended as and in no way represents any political opinion, affiliation or

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Step 1 | How Netflix Beat Blockbuster

The Urgent Case for Change The 9-Step Change Cycle The Urgent Case for Change — AKA the Burning Platform for Change — is key to initiating change and staying on top of your game. Businesses, teams and your Uncle Bob are unlikely to

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Making Change Happen

Making Change Happen: Our 9-Step Change Cycle Change is an inevitable part of your organization’s journey toward growth and success. However, managing change can be a complex and challenging process. That’s where Change Consulting Scotland’s 9-Step Change Cycle comes into play. A tested

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How Can LEAN help?

Benefits of Lean Six Sigma: a customer-centric business improvement methodology Lean Six Sigma is a business management strategy where the core focus is reducing waste and increasing process efficiency to ensure sustainable value for your customer. This method helps your business detect inefficiencies

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Sorry I’m late, again!

Process Maturity Matters for Finance If you repeatedly feel frustrated at work by late or delayed projects, documentation or people, please take this 5-minute read. 25 years of Change Management consulting across FTSE 100 and SME’s suggest — somewhat controversially — that no

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A History of Lean Six Sigma

Project Management and Change Management approaches like Design Thinking and Continuous Improvement as well as Project Management methods like Kanban boards and Process Flow Maps can be found in automated off-the-shelf tools like Asana, Monday or Sharktower. All of these can be traced

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What is Operational Excellence?

Technology is evolving rapidly, which means that everything we do needs to be done more efficiently and to a higher standard. Quality is not just about product – it is also the way we deliver it: from how we structure the organisation to

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Business Process Transformation

Business process transformation is one of the fastest ways to increase profitability, streamline operations and adapt to change. It helps upgrade business practices and processes in different industries, improve workflow, and align the entire team around business goals. What Is The Business Process?Business

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Business Change Management

In today’s ever-changing world, business change management has become a critical success factor for any company that wants to stay competitive. Companies that can adapt and embrace change are able to capitalize on growth opportunities. What is Change Management?Change management is the process

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Continuous Improvement

The continuous improvement model is, as the name suggests, a long period of continuous actions applied over and over in a structured manner in order to improve any business. Below, we look at the six key principles which, when applied methodically and rigorously

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