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An atypical story of transformational change

July 28, 2018

Many have noticed the beautiful full moon on Friday, July 27th, but most won’t know its part in this unusual story of transformational change.

I don’t pay much attention to astrology, but I love this article and its story. Why not take this opportunity to think beyond the way things have been, and be open to new insights and realizations? Now could be just the right time. Its worthy of consideration.

http://seattleastrology.org/the-eclipse-that-changed-the-course-of-history-full-moon-eclipse-astrology-july-2018/

The Eclipse that Changed the Course of History: Full Moon Eclipse Astrology July 2018

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What my 10 month old godson reminds me about success

April 16, 2018

Ava S. Butler

My dear godson, Noah is learning how to walk. And so far, he’s pretty crap at it.

He falls and falls and falls. But he keeps trying and becomes more proficient every day. He doesn’t think to himself “Darn, this walking is tough and is taking a long time. Every time I try, I fall down. And sometimes that hurts. I’ll never make it. I am doomed to a life of crawling. I’m going to give up before it gets embarrassing.”

Heck no. Not this baby. Not any baby.

He smiles with Continue reading →

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Implementing Change, Uncategorized

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Back by popular demand: How and when to use Transformation Maps

January 31, 2018

Ava S. Butler

“My leadership team and I have a pretty clear idea of where we want to be in the next 5 years, but don’t know exactly how to get there. There are so many issues and improvements to address. It’s hard to get our heads around them. What suggestions do you have?”

What is a Transformation Map?

A Transformation Map is a one page visual depiction of the plan for implementing a strategy or goal. It describes the major results, actions and milestones required to achieve your strategic goal, along with the expected timing of each of them. It Continue reading →

Business growth, Implementation, managing change, transformation map, transformational change

Implementing Change, Meeting facilitation, Techniques to Implement Decisions, Transformation Tools

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Managing the Change that Nobody Wants

October 6, 2016

Ava S. Butler

I’m an organizational development consultant and I specialize in partnering with business leaders to achieve transformational change. I’ve lead dozens of large scale change projects, most of them moving individuals, teams and organizations to a stronger and better place. I think of change as a positive thing and managing transformational change is my life’s calling.

But not all change is wanted and not all change has a happy ending. My dear husband has Parkinson’s disease and Lewy-body dementia. Its taken over our lives. We fight a battle every day that we will not win. Richard’s ending won’t be fast and Continue reading →

Dementia, Lewi body dementia, managing change, Parkinson's disease, transformational change

Implementing Change, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease

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12 ways my dear husband’s dementia has taught me to be a better consultant

June 21, 2015

Ava S. Butler

I am an organizational development consultant specializing in transformational change. I’m also the wife of my dear Richard. We’ve been happily married for almost 24 years and are deeply in love. But our relationship is a non-traditional one because Richard has Parkinson’s disease and Lewy-Body dementia. In January, he moved into a memory care facility. He’s 63 and I’m 57.

Richard was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2010, but we’re sure he had the disease long before the diagnosis. We were somewhat prepared to take on the physical challenges of Parkinson’s but utterly ill-equipped to deal with the accompanying dementia. Richard’s Continue reading →

Dementia, Parkinson's disease, transformational change

Implementing Change, Transformation Tools

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An award winning case study for implementing transformational change

May 29, 2015

Ava S. Butler

MCA (Management Consultancies Association) based in the UK annually recognizes consultancies for outstanding work. I am proud that the project Nigel Waterson and I led with Imtech and Curzon & Company was honored with the Highly Commended award for Change Management in the Private Sector. Below is the case study.

Shaping Imtech for UK Growth

Executive Summary

This project started with a loose affiliation of regional legacy companies and ended with a single £600M category-leading UK Engineering Services group with 3800 staff. Described here is Imtech UK’s journey to this position, and the role Curzon played in helping Continue reading →

Implementation, managing change, Sustainable change, transformational change

Growing your business, Implementing Change

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The Positive Approach to Transformation

May 7, 2015

Ava S. Butler

Those of us who consult with organizations going through large scale transformation can sometimes forget how unsettling change can be to the individuals involved. Below is an article written by Tamara Lechner providing practical advise on managing personal transformation. When coaching your clients (or yourself) through change, you may want to reference her advise for insights and perspective.

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The Positive Approach to Transformation

Whether you want to eat a healthier diet, exercise regularly, or embark on a new way of parenting, the biggest barrier to change is you. You can make the task as easy as pie, Continue reading →

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Growing your business, Implementing Change, Transformation Tools

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U.S. Soldiers, Back in Iraq, Find Security Forces in Disrepair: a Lesson in Sustainability

April 15, 2015

Ava S. Butler

“When I left in 2009,” Major Modlin said, “they had it, they really did. I don’t know what happened after that.”

The New York Times reported today that US soldiers are finding that the Security Forces that they trained are not doing as well as expected.

Back for the first time since the United States left in 2011, none of the soldiers thought they would be here again, let alone return to find the Iraqi Army they had once trained in such disrepair.

Colonel Schwemmer said he was stunned at the state in which he found the Iraqi soldiers Continue reading →

Implementation, managing change, project management, Sustainable change, transformational change

Growing your business, Implementing Change, Transformation Tools

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Managing stakeholders when the stakes are high

April 8, 2015

Ava S. Butler

In this blog I share insights from Clive Mallard of The Independents’ Consultant, who articulates sound advice for consultants or project leaders managing a project involving significant change.

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Let me start with a definition. When I refer to business stakeholders I mean, individuals or teams within the business who will either be impacted by a change being proposed or who will have an influence on the decisions that will be required.

Using a client example, here’s what we did.

1.) Developed a comprehensive stakeholder map.

Firstly I worked with the project leads to identify who Continue reading →

facilitation, Implementation, managing change, project management, stakeholder management, Sustainable change, transformational change

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Four Techniques to Evaluate Meeting Effectiveness: #1 What Went Well/Opportunities for Improvement

March 1, 2015

Ava S. Butler

As with any product or service, meetings need feedback from their customers (in this case participants) in order to continually increase their effectiveness. I plan to share four techniques that give meeting facilitators specific processes to obtain accurate information about the effectiveness of their meetings. These technique alternatives ask for different types of information in different ways, but all provide the meeting facilitator with the data necessary to accurately measure and consistently improve the quality of his or her meetings.

These four techniques include:

What Went Well/Opportunities for Improvement
Once Around the Table
Team Effectiveness Chart
Written Questions

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agendas, facilitation, managing change, meeting management, meetings, off-sites, Sustainable change, transformational change

Meeting facilitation, Techniques to Evaluate Meeting Effectiveness, Transformation Tools

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An atypical story of transformational change

The Eclipse that Changed the Course of History: Full Moon Eclipse Astrology July 2018

The astrology of our Aquarius Full Moon Eclipse has a signature Continue reading →

What my 10 month old godson reminds me about success

Back by popular demand: How and when to use Transformation Maps

Managing the Change that Nobody Wants

12 ways my dear husband’s dementia has taught me to be a better consultant

An award winning case study for implementing transformational change

The Positive Approach to Transformation

The Positive Approach to Transformation

U.S. Soldiers, Back in Iraq, Find Security Forces in Disrepair: a Lesson in Sustainability

Managing stakeholders when the stakes are high

Four Techniques to Evaluate Meeting Effectiveness: #1 What Went Well/Opportunities for Improvement

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