Change Management

Compliance or Growth? Why You Can’t Have One Without the Other

By Howardco on Feb 5, 2025 in Change Management, Managing People, Strategy | 0 comments

I had a conversation with a client last week which prompted me to think about the HR challenges that you face when you are a business leader experiencing the challenge of implementing your strategic plans. The question I was asked was: How do I know if I’ve got all my HR bases covered? The question was coming from a place not just of compliance but a genuine desire...

Navigating Business Challenges: When Redundancy Becomes Inevitable

By Howardco on Nov 13, 2024 in Change Management, Managing People, Team Development | 0 comments

When the going gets tough, tough decisions need to be made. Based on our experience, this has been a tough year for many SME’s. And for some, the unavoidable and unfortunate conclusion has been to let some people go. As a business leader, you know that the road to growth isn’t always smooth. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, sales decline, demand falter,...

Recruitment Realities: Why SMEs Must Be Proactive In Today’s Job Market

By Howardco on Oct 6, 2023 in Agility, Change Management, Managing People | 0 comments

THE CURRENT ECONOMIC MARKET The most recent report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that the economy is in a push-pull state. While it indicates some positive news about the GDP growth, it also reveals the trepidation in the market, particularly at the household level. On top of that, it’s also showing an overall decline in productivity for...

Adapting HR to survive and grow in 2022

By Howardco on Mar 18, 2022 in Change Management, Managing People | 0 comments

One thing that the last two years has taught us is that change is a certainty. Workplaces, employers and employees have all had to overcome enormous challenges to adjust to the realities of working with Covid. This has meant many changes including a sudden shift to working from home, then returning to the workplace, dealing with COVID restrictions, volatility in...

Why Influence and Change Matters: Change is a journey not a destination

By Howardco on Sep 27, 2021 in Change Management, Managing People | 0 comments

Talk presented by Warren Howard. Director Howardco Business + HR Solutions. Presented at the YTM Awards on 31st August 2021. TRANSCRIPT AND SLIDES BELOW Without Change there is no Progress. Without Influence there is no Change. For most of my career I have worked with organisations and individuals to help them manage and lead successful change. What I have learned...

If you don’t know, you don’t know.

By Howardco on Jul 29, 2021 in Change Management, Employee Engagement, Managing People | 0 comments

If you don’t know, you don’t know. Why getting feedback is important. We can give and receive feedback on several different levels within an organisation, from strategic company-wide feedback, operational staff or customer surveys, and even down to tactical feedback such as exit interviews. These different forms of feedback help you understand the ‘boots on the...