Presentation on SMEs and change.. • SMEs - some recent facts • Change – what does that mean • Modelling change • Continual improvement • Collaboration • Recent research on SEQ SMEs
Why be passionate about SMEs? • • – – – –
Who are SMEs? Industry Percentage Where are you? Construction 16.6% Professional, Scientific and Technical 12.1% Rental, Hiring and Real Estate 11.0% Financial and Insurance Services 9% Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017
Change - what does that mean? Organisation Development: Is the process of leading organisational change (Anderson, 2017) Fundamental to organisation development Continual improvement • Ongoing and iterative • Cyclical • Journey not a destination Collaboration • We all need help – SMEs • The sum of us – is greater than all the parts
Modelling organisational development Deming, 1994
Modelling organisational development Gapp & Fisher, 2008
Key findings from: 23 participants from 11 SEQ SMEs 2 year timeframe Interviews with manager and employees Observations of operations and interactions Focus was on seeking ways to improve through sustainability • Particularly waste Challenges from all directions e.g. government, customers, suppliers, employees, time, band width PDSA links
Key findings… Collaborative eco system – Stewart & Gapp, 2017
Modelling organisational development Leaders, Leaners, Laggards Leaders Change and improvement (Doers) Leaners Laggards Deming, 1994
Thank-you Dr Heather Stewart h.stewart@griffith.edu.au
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