4/28/2008
2009 Forum xChange Summit Date Announced

The Forum xChange Summit will be held April 20-22, 2009 at the Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Masters of Managed Change® get together at the Summit to network and learn from their peers, continuously build their competence and discover the latest innovations and thought leadership strategies for implementing Managed Change™ effectively within their organizations. Forum xChange events like the Summit keep them energized and inspired to manage change even better.

4/18/08
2008 Managed Change™ Euro Workshop

LaMarsh & Associates is pleased to announce that its 2008 Managed Change™ Euro Workshop will be conducted June 25-26 in the UK, at Chineham Business Park, Chineham Basingstoke. The park is located just five minutes drive from Basingstoke Town Centre and the M3, with Reading and the M4 only fifteen minutes away. The Thames Valley, M25 and west London are all accessible within the hour.

Interested in attending this exciting program? Read the full details, then contact Catherine Wolpert at cwolpert@lamarsh.com.

April, 2008
April 2008 Thought Leadership Advisory Board discusses the challenges they are facing with Managed Change™ in their respective organizations.

The Thought Leadership Advisory Board (TLAB) is a team of nine certified practitioners who enthusiastically collaborate with LaMarsh & Associates senior leadership to establish and maintain vision for the Forum xChange and work together to plan and execute an annual program of events.

The April discussion was focused on the challenges TLAB members observe in their own organizations as they strive to institutionalize Managed Change™. The TLAB hopes you find this document useful and are very interested in your reactions and reflections. Read a summary of their discussion, and if you have feedback, contact Rick Rothermel at rrothermel@lamarsh.com.

February, 2008
February 2008 Thought Leadership Advisory Board discusses the trends they see in their organizations as they utilize Managed Change™ in their respective organizations.

Read a summary of their discussion, and if you have feedback, contact Rick Rothermel at rrothermel@lamarsh.com.

2/07/08
Forum xChange Web Conference

"Managed Change™ and the Multigenerational Workforce." Jeffrey Parsons, founder of IGC & Associates, Inc. discussed the multigenerational workforce and Managed Change from the unique perspectives of varying generations. He discussed the personal influences that drive people's reactions and responses to life experiences, the primary characteristics of a multigenerational workforce (Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation-X's, & Millennials) and the identification of target resistance that may be attributable to generational differences.

Forum xChange, a Managed Change™ community of practice, provides opportunities for Certified Masters of Managed Change® and their organizations to continuously improve and refine their change management skills and expertise through peer networking.

11/21/2007
LaMarsh and Associates Sets 2008 Workshop

LaMarsh and Associates has set its Learning & Skills Development Programs public workshop schedule for 2008. All workshops are scheduled to be held in Chicago, IL. There will be 5 Managed Change™ Workshops and 4 Master of Managed Change® Workshops. Learn more >>

11/14/07
Forum xChange Web Conference

"Building Change Management Competency in the Caterpillar Marketing and Product Support Division." Steve Richards, Change Manager for Caterpillar's Marketing and Product Support Division presents the Why, What and How of their journey to implementing Change Management. He discussed the top down vs. bottom up, and push vs. pull considerations in their gaining acceptance and usage.

October, 2007
2007 Forum xChange Summit

Masters of Managed Change® from eighteen companies around the globe participated in the eight annual Forum xChange Summit on October 10-11. The Summit was co-hosted by Caterpillar Inc. in their home town of Peoria, Illinois.

More than 100 passionate current and future Masters of Managed Change filled the Sky Room in the historic Prairie Building to listen to fellow Masters and leaders representing LaMarsh and Associates clients who are on the journey toward institutionalizing Managed Change™. In addition, there was ample time for networking and formal and informal coaching.

The Forum xChange, a Managed Change™ community of practice, provides opportunities for Certified Masters of Managed Change® and their organizations to continuously improve and refine their change management skills and expertise through peer networking. Membership is automatically extended to those who have been trained to an advanced level and been certified by LaMarsh and Associates.

08/15/07
Forum xChange Web Conference

"Sharing the unique challenges and opportunities of applying the Managed Change methodology in a union / represented employee environment," with contributions from Jeanenne LaMarsh, CEO and Founder of LaMarsh and Associates, Doug Mertz of Ford Motor Company and Nick Bizony of Overland Resource Group.

5/16/2007
Forum xChange Web Conference

A Forum xChange Web Conference was facilitated by Bob Dodge of LaMarsh and Associates. A departure from our standard topic based format, the session was an open forum, question and answer session. Great ideas and best practice tips were shared among the over 50 participating Masters.

May, 2007
ISSSP Leadership Conference

Jeanenne LaMarsh, Randy Kesterson and Albert Vermeulen presented at the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP) Leadership Conference, May 7-10, 2007, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Jeanenne LaMarsh, and Karen Welch of Abbott Nutrition presented, "How Abbott Nutrition is Integrating Change Management into their LeanSigma Deployment."

Randy Kesterson and Albert Vermeulen presented, "They Don't Want to Change, So Now What Do I Do?"

2/6/2007
Forum xChange Web Conference

A Forum xChange Web Conference, entitled Positive Change . . . Managed Change and Appreciative Inquiry, was led by guest facilitator Bryan Miller, Organizational Development and Learning Manager at Harley-Davidson. Nearly 70 Masters of Managed Change® from 20 companies attended the event.

11/15/2006
International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP) Web Conference

Executives, sponsors, Master Black Belts, and project managers from 23 companies attended a recent Web Conference, entitled Six Sigma and Managed Change: An Integrated Approach.

Black Belts know there is another tool kit they need to make their Six Sigma projects successful: a way to deal with resistance. This session presented Managed Change and demonstrated how it can be inserted into DMAIC to provide an integrated and comprehensive method to reduce that resistance.
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11/8/2006
Forum xChange Web Conference

Nearly 80 Masters of Managed Change® from over 20 companies attended the most recent Forum xChange Web Conference, entitled Managed Change, Project Management, and Six Sigma . . . How do they fit together?

10/27/2006
New LaMarsh & Associates Healthcare White Paper

LaMarsh and Associates has just published a revealing look at the challenges of change management in the healthcare industry. Written by Catherine Wolpert and Rick Rothermel, "Balancing Employee Expectations and Healthcare's Rising Costs" explores how smart employers can build acceptance for change, when faced with the dilemma of meeting employee needs while healthcare costs are rising faster than the rate of inflation.

June, 2006
Caterpillar wins The Silver Anvil Award

The Silver Anvil, symbolizing the forging of public opinion, is annually awarded to organizations which have successfully addressed a contemporary issue with exemplary professional skill, creativity and resourcefulness. Caterpillar award winning submission was "Implementing Major Benefit Changes During a Time of Record Profits." A great change management case study. Learn More >>

5/11/2006
Seventh Annual Forum xChange Summit Focuses on the Sponsor and Change Agent Partnership

Masters of Managed Change® from more than fifteen companies around the globe participated in the seventh annual Forum xChange Summit on May 10-11 in Chicago, Illinois. This year’s Summit agenda focused on the Sponsor and Change Agent partnership required to effectively implement change. More than sixty-five Summit attendees shared lessons learned and best practices in their presentations of Managed Change case studies and through their participation in panel discussions. There was also ample time to acknowledge and address the challenges Masters of Managed Change are facing and to network with peers. See full details.

3/17/2006
WBE Certification

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the leading US third-party certifying organization, has officially certified LaMarsh and Associates as a Women’s Business Enterprise. In partnership with women's business organizations throughout the United States, WBENC provides access to a national standard of certification and provides information on certified women's businesses to purchasing managers through its Internet database, WBENCLink. WBENC certification is recognized and accepted by the majority of the major corporations across the U.S.