The Cost of Change is the Value of Experience
I came across the above concept when browsing Marketing Agencies. Simply enough it highlights that you cannot put a Value on Experience. I flew to Bristol during the week and after years of hating flying, dreading take off and generally disliking the entire experience I am quite relaxed about it these days.
I should point out although I have probably clocked up my 10K hours in the air, I don't know how to fly. I leave the Pilot stuff to the lads and lassies who went to Flight School, who sit in the cockpit day in day out and actually know what the are doing.
Which is why I am amazed when, usually for cost cutting reasons, Companies deploy a Transformation Program Manager with no experience of Transformation, Program Management or indeed managing large scale Finance teams. That is one particular aircraft I won't be boarding.
My next door neighbour is a gent of about 82 and he has no clue what I do for a living. However, he neatly pointed out to me one day that if you buy cheap you pay twice. I thought that was a brilliant way of looking at Program Management Costs and resolved that one day I would pop it in a Newsletter.
So between my neighbour and the particular Marketing Agency referred to above I think everyone should bear that in mind when they resource the leadership of Transformation Programs.
As the Budget was unveiled this week to huge Taxes, the phrase you cannot tax your way to growth was dusted down and sent out to bat on BBC, Sky and ITV. I am sure you are all tired of hearing it by now and its only Saturday...of the same week.
Instead you would like some good news, you would like a way to save you money, time and sleepless nights. Now I could be blasé at this point and say:
- Hire me - Finance Transformation - Transform Finance Faster
- Train with me - Finance Transformation Training
- Talk to me - Transform Finance with Michael Ryan
All of which would save you money but no, when I saw the Marketing Agency sales pitch that's not what I thought of, what I thought of was I would help you find one, the right one for you.
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It doesn't have to be me, you don't have to train with me but I would hazard a bet that I know a Transformation Program Manager that is just right for you. Just right for your Budget, your Management style, your Culture.
I counted 45 people who came to me this year looking for Contracting advice, all of which were pretty top notch individuals, all of which in these tumultuous times were idle, not currently engaged or underemployed.
Tough Market? Yes.
Are they any good? Yes.
Are they open to work? Yes
I am sure one of them could help you. That is my advice to save you time and money, ask for help from someone who knows all the Pilots.
Best Regards,
Michael Ryan.
Driving M&A Success & Value Creation | PE Specialist in Post-Merger Integration | Hands-On Transformation for Mid to Large Enterprises | Interim Change & Transformation Programme Director | 10+ M&A Transactions
4 个月Reminds me of the (true) story of a major logistics company which ground to a halt one day when its central hub stopped working. The foreman called the local technician, who by good fortune was close by and was there quickly. He took time to survey what was going on, and while he did that the foreman’s anxiety levels were growing. Then, the technician wandered across the floor, went to a cabinet, took out his screwdriver and turned one of the screws a quarter turn. Everything started working. Elated, the foreman wanted to show his gratitude by paying the invoice there and then. “How much?†he asked. $10k was the answer Wow, how can it be that much? I need you to break it down for me. “Sure. Item 1: turning screw, $1. Item 2: knowing which screw to turn and by how much, $9,999†That’s the benefit of experience.