{"id":123725,"date":"2025-03-10T08:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/insurance\/sp-ep-ian-summers-melody-miller-why-the-people-side-of-change-is-always-the-most-challenging\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:04:56","slug":"sp-ep-ian-summers-melody-miller-why-the-people-side-of-change-is-always-the-most-challenging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=123725","title":{"rendered":"Sp Ep Ian Summers &#038; Melody Miller: Why the people side of change is always the most challenging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Today\u2019s episode is packed full of really practical insights because this one is all about making things happen.<\/p>\n<p>So often in our sector we can very clearly see the change we have to make or the new system we have to adopt to be able to improve the way we do things, but we find it really hard \u00a0to achieve final implementation.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s as if the green pastures are right in front of us, tantalisingly in view, but there is a steep ravine that we have to cross to get there. <\/p>\n<p>As Ian Summers (<em>Pictured, Top),<\/em> who has been helping his employers and clients implement major change projects all his long career notes in this podcast, it\u2019s incredibly common that the change management side of a project is overlooked or underestimated. <\/p>\n<p>And even if the systems are ready, are the people in the business really ready to start using them with confidence?<\/p>\n<p>This kind of skill is a very specialist one and its very specific to each industry. 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