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Is it time for a Reset? Get inspired to look back at your vision, see where you are in your progress, and make the final push to where you want to be by December!
Is it time for a Reset? Get inspired to look back at your vision, see where you are in your progress, and make the final push to where you want to be by December!
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the ability to manage organizational change isn’t just an asset—it’s a necessity for maintaining a competitive edge. As an entrepreneur, you’re not just a business owner; you’re a leader tasked with guiding your company through transitions with foresight and precision.
Successfully navigating these shifts demands a deep understanding of your team’s potential and a strategic roadmap to chart your progress.
The goal? To empower your workforce for the challenges ahead through targeted support, training, and resources.
Effective change management starts with a clear-eyed assessment of your team’s unique strengths and areas for development. By pinpointing each employee’s abilities, you can strategically align roles with skill sets, driving productivity and fostering a sense of value. Is someone on your team a natural problem-solver? Position them where their innovative thinking can shine. For those who may find change more challenging, targeted support and training will equip them to thrive in an evolving environment.
A well-defined timeline is the backbone of any successful change initiative. By setting realistic expectations and milestones, you keep everyone on track and focused on the end goal. Remember, flexibility is key. Unexpected hurdles are inevitable, so build in room to adapt. Regular updates and checkpoints will maintain momentum and ensure that no aspect of your plan falls behind. This structured approach not only drives results but also reduces stress by providing clarity and direction.
Don’t forget to celebrate progress! Acknowledging milestones and rewarding your team’s achievements is a powerful way to boost morale and sustain enthusiasm throughout the change process. These celebrations can be a great way to keep morale high and remind everyone of the progress that is being made.
Investing in effective training and support is critical for ensuring a smooth transition and maintaining productivity. Jenny offers Make Time Your Ally, a dynamic time management workshop, which addresses your company’s specific challenges to turn them into strengths. Prioritization, procrastination, more time to focus on important tasks, and email strategies are just a few of the topics.
Clear communication, interactive training sessions, and ongoing support empower employees to embrace new processes and systems with confidence.
Having a point of contact available to answer questions as they arise is also helpful. Schedule regular training sessions to educate teams about the changes, address concerns, and provide opportunities to learn new skills.
In times of uncertainty, coaching can be an invaluable resource. Individual or team coaching provides leaders with the guidance and support they need to champion the vision of change, overcome obstacles, and communicate effectively. Anyone who has experienced coaching will tell you it has accelerated their development.
Teams can also benefit from coaching, by creating a more cohesive unit and motivating and inspiring individual members. A skilled team coach can help resolve conflicts, address resistance, and foster a collaborative environment where everyone feels empowered to contribute.
Jenny offers executive coaching for all levels of business to support them through a changing landscape and motivate them to achieve their goals. She will work as a success partner, strategist, and personal advocate. She partners with businesses every step of the way so they grow and thrive.
Change is rarely without its challenges. By anticipating potential roadblocks, you can proactively develop solutions and minimize disruptions. Whether it’s technological glitches, market shifts, or internal resistance, having a contingency plan in place will keep you on track and maintain morale.
Engage with different departments to identify potential issues and develop tailored solutions. Addressing concerns proactively not only keeps the change process on track but also reinforces confidence in your leadership and direction.
Resistance from employees is a common challenge and is a natural part of any change process. Addressing employee concerns directly and fostering open communication is essential for building trust and buy-in. Encourage your team to voice their fears and frustrations, and respond with honesty and empathy.
Ensure that every employee understands the ‘why’ behind the changes and how it benefits both the team and the organization as a whole. This preparedness will not only keep the change process on track but also help maintain staff morale and confidence in the company’s leadership and direction.
By demonstrating empathy and providing clear, transparent communication, you can significantly reduce resistance and foster a more cohesive and committed workforce.
Finally, synthesize all of these elements into a comprehensive change management plan. This plan should clearly articulate the goals of the change, the steps required to achieve them, the roles and responsibilities of team members, and the timelines for each phase.
Provide easy access to the plan or a concise summary to ensure clarity and foster a sense of ownership. Regularly review and adjust the plan as needed to accommodate new insights and emerging circumstances.
A dynamic plan, combined with a robust strategy for communication and employee engagement, will serve as your roadmap for navigating organizational change successfully.
Effective management of change hinges on a clear vision, meticulous planning, and a deep understanding of your team’s capabilities and areas for improvement. By proactively supporting your employees throughout this transition, you create a resilient foundation for your business to not only withstand change but to thrive in the face of it. Embrace change as an opportunity for growth, innovation, and new achievements. With these strategies in place, you’ll position your business to adapt, flourish, and stand out in today’s competitive marketplace.
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Resources:
https://ideascale.com/blog/5-tech-issues-that-can-slow-down-innovation
In today’s fast-paced world, having a solid work-life balance isn’t just nice—it’s essential. Striking that balance helps you do well at work, grow personally, and keep your health in check. Managing your time wisely makes you more productive and leaves you with enough energy to enjoy life outside the office. Not sure how to achieve more balance? Here are some ideas.
Coaching is a great way to achieve better balance. As a coach, Jenny serves as a success partner, strategist, and personal advocate. We focus on YOU and on being proactive.
Creating balance isn’t only about cutting back on work hours; it’s about using your time off in a way that keeps you feeling refreshed. By setting manageable hours and making room for downtime, you can avoid burnout and stay mentally sharp. This extra mental clarity lets you tackle work with a fresh perspective and makes problem-solving and creativity a lot easier—skills that are valuable in any career.
You may have noticed a renewed energy and motivation after a weekend. We aren’t machines; we need downtime!
Coaching is a great way to impact your work-life balance. It brings clarity, vision, and prevents burnout. As a coach, Jenny serves as a success partner, strategist, and personal advocate. She focuses on YOU and on being proactive.
More free time opens doors to personal growth you might miss with a packed work schedule. Picking up a hobby, learning something new, or even just catching up on reading can have a big impact. These activities provide a refreshing counterbalance to work. They can actually make you better at your job by boosting your mental health and giving you a broader perspective.
Being well-rounded isn’t just rewarding; it also makes you better equipped to handle challenges in both work and life. It enriches your life. Especially hobbies you can share with others like music, art and dance.
Earning a degree can be a game-changer for your career, leading to a less stressful, more fulfilling work life. Online degrees give you the flexibility to continue your education while balancing work and family.
Specializations like managerial accounting or learning a computer programming language offer skills that are in demand, equipping you for roles in structured, intellectually engaging fields. Continuing your education doesn’t just elevate your qualifications; it also helps you maintain a healthy balance between career and personal life.
Good time management is a huge part of work-life balance. By organizing your tasks and setting priorities, you can keep work from creeping into your personal time. Setting realistic goals, focusing on priorities, and delegating where possible are all time-savers.
Mastering these skills means less wasted time and more productive work hours, leaving room for the rest and relaxation you need for a balanced life. Trainings like Jenny’s Make Time Your Ally workshop will help you sharpen these skills.
Keeping a work-life balance can reduce the risk of burnout, which is physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion from prolonged stress. Setting boundaries between work and personal time protects your health, allowing you to handle responsibilities on both fronts with a clear mind. Reducing burnout isn’t just about feeling better; it also boosts your productivity and helps you stay engaged with your work over the long haul.
Regular breaks are essential to staying focused. When you balance work with downtime, you give your brain the rest it needs to recharge, which helps you stay sharp during work hours. This improved focus translates to higher productivity and better work quality, linking a balanced lifestyle directly to career success.
Work-life balance is the key to a happy and successful life. By making it a priority, you’ll boost your productivity, improve your health, and create time for personal growth. Recognize the benefits of a well-rounded lifestyle to avoid burnout and bring out your best in all areas. Managing your time effectively is what allows you to succeed both at work and at home.
Jenny completes her executive coaching ACC accreditation in January 2025. She is currently accepting clients who want to thrive!
Long-term projects. Could you use some tips to help finish that project you started with gusto, which is currently lagging?
If you hit a roadblock (or two, or three) what are they—and does your team have ideas for overcoming those hurdles? Decide ahead of time how you will handle issues when they come up. Planning will prevent panic and help people stay on track.
How are you handling the pressure of life being back ON? If you’re feeling a bit anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck, this article will help you. I have 7 tips for
Too much to do is a common problem for today’s working women and men, especially those involved in management and knowledge occupations. Time management is crucial for these professionals! (Examples of knowledge occupations: Managers, Programmers, architects, CEOs, healthcare & support, and so on.)
If having too much on your plate is getting discouraging or frustrating, trying a few time management strategies I explore in the article will provide relief.
I worked with a company and the 2 top administrators, a man and a woman, both felt overwhelmed by all the tasks on their plates. I posed a few exploratory questions to ’Jake’ and learned his schedule was completely overbooked.
“How about delegating some of your tasks to other people here?” I asked.
In this case, both admins said No, it would not be appropriate to delegate several of his responsibilities to others in the company. They felt those people already had enough on their plates.
So, what is left? Any other strategies we can try for someone with too much on their plate?
Well, like Mom always said, you’ve got to clean your plate! And I mean that literally.
It’s time to create some white space.
It’s important to recognize, no matter who you are or what your job is, that things will come up during the day and you need to plan room for them in your schedule.
The only way to do this is by creating white space into every day.
And the way that works best is if you have a good handle on how long your planned goals for the day will take. That leads us to the first way to reduce stress: Planning.
Many time coaches call this time estimating. It’s something I teach in my time management seminar and in private time coaching sessions. A simple but effective concept, which you can do by timing how long different, often repeated tasks take you. Like creating an agenda for an upcoming staff meeting, calls to clients, following up on a lead, or tracking numbers for last week, for example.
How will time estimating help you be realistic about what you can accomplish in a day?
How will this, in turn, decrease stress?
It is helpful to track how much time each day the interruptions and crises take. Try tracking these for a week or two, then average it. While you’re at it, observe what time of day have the most interruptions. Then you can plan for these disruptions and a lot of the guesswork will be gone. You’ll have a good idea how many interruptions come and also, what time of day they tend to happen.
Can you see how this would be helpful to you? Try this strategy of actually scheduling enough unstructured hours into your day so that when emergencies come up, you already have time planned and can take it all in stride.
I guarantee your level of stress will decrease!
And one other thing you may be wondering: what happens if I don’t get the amount of interruptions I planned for? This is a good situation to be in!
In that case, planning a list of other things you’d LIKE to get done that week would be handy. I call this an opportunity list.
We all know there is no shortage of things to do. That’s why you’re reading this, yes? So, here’s a challenge for you: Start adding more white space to your day; at first, add 30 minutes, then an hour. Gradually increase it. Remember white space does not have to be one block of hours, you can disperse it throughout the day.
Let me know how this helped you! Once you’ve tried these strategies, reach out to me on FB or Instagram.
Or comment below. Thanks!
RESOURCES: https://jkglei.com/white-space/ Why you need white space in your daily routine by Jocelyn Glei
I find the earlier I start preparing for the holidays, the more I enjoy the season. Since I’m a Christian, I’ll concentrate on the Christmas holiday. Whatever your religious faith, December is a busy time of year and most people around you vibrate with stress.
If you follow the following tips to simplify the holidays, your stress will be reduced and the holidays will be more fun! Remember a little bit of planning goes a long way.
Try and set aside 30 minutes at the end of November. Then brainstorm all the things you have to do or want to do before the big holiday. This can usually be done in one sitting. Then look at your list, cross off a few of your most dreaded tasks, especially time-consuming ones. If it absolutely HAS to be done, it doesn’t mean you have to be the one to do it (the tips will explain). To make it easier next year, save your list on your computer and file it under a folder named CHRISTMAS. You’ll thank yourself later!
This is our family’s Christmas Jar. All year we save our coins in a cute jar with a nutcracker lid. In December, we count the coins and find a local family in need to give it to. We put the jar and the book The Christmas Jar by Jason F. Wright on their doorstep, knock and run. Most of the time we add a turkey or a ham for their dinner and a family gift like a game we enjoy. It’s the best feeling.
The kids really love this tradition. I love it because it helps them develop compassion, generosity, and realize how blessed they are.
Just for you: See how many things you can cross off your list with my Simplify the Holidays guide, a free gift! This guide lists Grants Pass and Medford, Oregon resources for outsourcing holiday decorations, lights, gift-wrapping, Sendout Card services, and more! https://efficientspacesco.c.wpstage.net/simplify-holidays/
For some Christmas budgeting help: https://efficientspacesco.c.wpstage.net/2015/11/tis-season-spend-wisely/
And for some helpful holiday tips and a fun Organizer’s 12 days of Christmas poem: https://efficientspacesco.c.wpstage.net/2017/12/12-days-christmas-tips/
Can 
you believe it is almost September? It’s almost that time again, for kids, teens and college students to go back to school. If the thought of shopping for school supplies and clothing fills you with dread, I’ve got some pointers to save time and energy.
In the past, I have visited several stores to get the best deals for the long list of school supplies. I don’t do that anymore. It takes too much time. But I think it makes sense to find out which store has the lowest prices on the bulk of things you need, and purchase there.
One way I’ve found to make the back to school easier is to start preparing several weeks early. Of course, being an organizer, I encourage you to take some inventory first. And that means LISTS!
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