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November 2026
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Change management8 min readKotter in a twenty-person firm: how much of the eight steps survives?
For the owner of a small business who wants to change how the whole team works and has been reading Kotter's eight steps, usually told through large companies. The short answer: keep all eight questions, shrink the form; the guiding coalition becomes a few people with openly known authority.
Supply chain & operations11 min readEfficient or responsive? Match the supply chain to each product
For owners of small firms that sell both steady lines and new designs. The post explains Fisher's (1997) strategic fit matrix and Chopra's (2019) extension, tries them on an invented coffee roaster, and shows where the framework is weak.
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Change champions: three roles and how to choose people in a small firm
For an owner or department head about to roll out a change and choosing who should lead it. Warrick (2009) describes three roles: initiating, facilitating, implementing. Different people tend to excel at different roles, so consider choosing by role, not only by job title.