Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Implementation Without Proper Orientation (Part 1 of 3)

Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.

 

Have you ever heard employees say that they feel like a cog in a wheel? That they do not know if they are adding real value? Are your project workers excessively tentative in decision making? Are there inexplicable delays in completing deliverables? Are high-quality workers producing low-quality results? Is your workforce experiencing low morale? Is there chronic cross-functional conflict?

Did you ever consider that you were at fault?

You actually have control over a powerful force against these problems: a complete orientation. A complete orientation thoroughly covers three areas: (1) the company as a whole, (2) the role of the employee/department and (3) the specifics of your project. If your organization does not conduct sufficient orientation and you do not do anything to meet the need, you will likely enter a special circle of corporate hell for project managers. This circle includes the problems above and complicates your project further with high turnover and angry stakeholders.

You can't even blame others for these problems, which appears to be a good strategy at first, because orientation inadequacies are usually easy to remedy early on. You just have to know what to look for.

Here's a clear explanation of what your workforce will need during the Activation Stage, and what you can do if it is too late.

Part 1:   General Corporate Orientation

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