The Business Bulletin
Leadership in a chaotic, complex and changing world Today’s business leaders are facing an unprecedented level and pace of change, with many of the challenges encountered being quite different in their systemic nature from those in the past.
Most businesses are struggling with
the biggest mistake that leaders
transformation, increasing global
make is to waste time trying to stop,
competition and changing customer
avoid or slow change down, only to
expectations. This is why there is now a
end up being crushed by it.
dawning realisation amongst forwardthinking leaders that traditional
Barbara Armstrong OBE P three business development Barbara is a successful business consultant and leadership coach, with a proven track record in helping entrepreneurs and leaders achieve more. Over the past 30 years, she has gained invaluable experience as a CEO and managing director. During that time, she faced all the challenges that come with starting and growing a business. Barbara has learned how to overcome these
methods and models of leadership are inadequate for the disruptive business environment we now face. Which means that a new way of leading is needed for this new context. Yet, while businesses need leaders to be skilled at leading change, the reality is that most have no training or experience of what it takes to lead change confidently and successfully.
SMEs and larger organisations meet
Six vital elements for successful change
those challenges themselves.
We all know that change is a
hurdles to build a strong, sustainable business. She uses this expertise to help
0116 279 6707 barbara@pthreebusiness.com pthreebusiness.com
However, despite this knowledge,
potential disruptors, including digital
For almost three decades I have helped business owners and senior leaders to successfully lead change by skilfully solving problems and making consistently great decisions when facing rapid, disruptive, unpredictable change. Based on this experience I have identified six vital areas of focus for confidently leading a business, department or team through change. Below is a brief explanation of each of the six areas and what you, as a change leader, need to do at each stage:
phenomenon that has and will
Analyse
always exist. And every change gives
No business ever achieved peak
rise to events that can either be
performance without facing and
problems or opportunities.
overcoming problems. The struggle
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