Change Management - Creating Authentic Solutions™

This assignment should be preceded by Business Diagnostics in order to establish the root-cause of the current challenge to performance. Distinguishing between symptoms from root-causes saves time, money and aggravation by executives, employees and clients.

Although one specific root-cause can be solved with multiple possible solutions, once should be concerned with which one is Authentic, i.e.:

• Addresses the root-cause(s)
• Aligns with strategic direction
• Generates synergy within existing system

Creating Authentic Solutions™ is a process that formulates criteria for extracting a few plausible solutions from an ocean of possible solutions. This is a great service for executive decision-makers who are ultimately responsible for their choices; read: their consultant’s advice.

Who Should Participate

• Executive decision-makers
• Problem-owners; managers who assumed responsibility for the afflicted process(es) and who are authorized to commit necessary resources for solving the issue.
• Change managers

Outcomes

Participants will take-away:

• A systematic approach towards Creating Authentic Solutions™
• Proper procedures lead to a short-list of plausible solutions
• Involvement and influence of decision-maker on the process

Key Topics

• What are the root-causes?
• What are the plausible solutions from which to choose?
• What are the critical success factors?