AFI’s Certified Change Managers Focus on Impact

People Come First


September 14, 2010 – Calgary, AB. - Organizations are in a constant state of change to achieve results in business. Managers lead it, directors demand it and stakeholders have come to expect it.

Organizations undertake change in order to create new business, increase productivity, meet standards, demonstrate compliance, and then maintain the new status. To improve performance, changes must be made to the processes, systems and ultimately how people do their jobs. Change management is the people’s perspective of change.

The impacts associated with a lack of managing change begin with employee resistance due to their:
  • Lack awareness of why the change is being made or what the nature of the change is
  • Belief there will be a negative impact on their job or workload
  • View of the organization’s past failure to implement change
  • Need for visible support and commitment from their manager
  • Desire for an opportunity to participate
  • Saturation from too much change in the organization
AFI consultants utilize Prosci methodology to plan, manage and reinforce change. We focus on communication, sponsorship, coaching, training and resistance management. “This systematic approach helps individuals impacted by change. We build support, address resistance and develop knowledge and ability to implement change,” says Kevin Litzenberger, Agility Factor Inc. (AFI) Partner.

Successful business leaders are seen as active and visible in the change process, accessible to the project team, knowledgeable of the change, committed and involved. “More often than not projects fail from a lack of effective leadership than any other single reason,” says Cathy McIsaac, AFI Managing Partner. “We work with leaders to manage employee resistance and provide effective coaching, tools and techniques to help them navigate the change.”

AFI is a consulting firm based in Calgary, Alberta. Specializing in change management, AFI consultants are Prosci certified change management professionals. We help leaders make distinct, lasting and significant improvements to the performance of their organizations.

For more information or to request an interview:

Janice Andersson
Associate, Communications, Agility Factor Inc.
info@agilityfactor.net
403.270.3342