Chapter 5The ASPIRE Framework for Change

Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you’ll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don’t have a plan. That’s why it’s easy to beat most folks.

—Paul “Bear” BryantFormer Football Coach, University of Alabama

A few years ago, I worked with a U.S.-based subsidiary of a German company. The company was beginning an initiative to redesign its supply chain and replace many of the core systems that supported the company. I was there to deliver change management training for the managers. At the end of the week of training, I was asked if I had any recommendations to make to the CFO. I suggested the organization needed a comprehensive, structured change management plan. A little change management training ...

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