Publications
Intensive business planning: A case study
Julia Bentley – December 2013
Case study: A focused and disciplined approach to business planning, undertaken in an intensive week of activity, allowed the MD to initiate necessary organisational changes quickly and to build momentum for performance improvement.
The end is the beginning: An approach to strategy development
Stuart Wilkinson – December 2013
The best, and most sustainable, strategies are widely supported, which means appropriately involving not only the executive and staff in developing strategy, but also the board. In this article Right Lane identifies three basic foundations for getting started with strategy.
A sourcing framework for a PMO
November 2013
How can a PMO readily access skills and capacity to get projects done? From our experience of working with our clients’ Project Management Offices (PMOs), we propose a sourcing framework to assist in deciding whether a project – or the roles within a project – should be outsourced or kept in-house.
Top 10 thoughts about change
May 2013
This article provides a range of insights about change from some philosophers, economists, writers and analysts; from Greek Philosophers to Michael Jackson.
Demographic change – a graphic thought that will impact us all
May 2013
A graphic representation of the demographic change from 2000 to 2020 in Australia.
Let’s talk about change
Stuart Wilkinson – May 2013
This article provides insights into some of the human aspects of change management. Drawing from the literature on dispute resolution and mediation, organisations will be better prepared for change if their leaders engage in ‘deep listening’ to understand the motivations and behaviours of their employees.
Changing for the better
Dr Marc Levy – May 2013
In 2011, Right Lane became a ‘for-benefit’ enterprise, reflecting formally what the firm had been doing
informally for some years in trying to create an ethical consulting practice.
Successful change management: stakeholders hold the key
Zoe Pappas – May 2013
Zoe Pappas discusses the need to include stakeholders in strategic projects and change initiatives. She stresses the importance of defining the ‘who, what, when, why and how’ of stakeholder involvement and outlines Right Lane’s approach to stakeholder engagement from the very beginning in strategic projects.
Change: Lessons from a snake
May 2013
This article uses an analogy of a snake’s lifecycle to explain the occasional necessity of change within an organisation and the importance of understanding the vulnerabilities and process of moving between the old and the new.