Welcome to the August edition of the Changefirst Newsletter. This month we are focusing on learning and training, classroom vs distance; is it a matter of choice? Also featured is The ROI for Change Management research; e-change and an insightful piece of research from Harvard Business Review. Plus, our PCI Public Programme schedule for 2010 and 2011. When e-learning is appropriate

As a result of the economic climate, the demand for learning has boomed, with people looking to gain new skills as either a way of finding their way back into the job market, or as a way of future-proofing themselves in order to avoid redundancy. more>>>
Main objective of change projects is to increase productivity

In our recent ROI for Change Management survey, 42% of respondents stated that their biggest objective for their change projects was to increase productivity.
Read more about the ROI for Change Management Survey News from Changefirst

We have a couple of things that may interest you this month. Firstly, our new brochure for e-change, and how it can help you effectively implement change. The second is yet another insightful article from Harvard Business Review, on inclusion and strategy development.

How to implement change with e-change

How hierarchy can hurt strategy execution - Harvard Business Review

If you have anything that you think we should be reading then please contact us or share it with us on LinkedIn or Twitter

Latest dates for our Public Programme

Please take a look at the latest dates for our PCI Practitioner programme with e-change, for more information go to the PCI Practitioners Programme page

• September 8th - 9th FULL
• September 21st - 23rd
• October 5th - 6th
• November 9th - 10th
• December 7th - 8th

Latest Changefirst blog posts
Is hierarchy damaging your change strategy execution?
5 triggers of resistance to change
How we get things done.
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Do we really know what motivates us?

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