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The Chronicle of the Horse - 0 views

www.chronofhorse.com/...p-technology-makes-my-barn-run

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  • I wanted an easy way to keep track of the essentials—when they were last shod, when they got their fall shots, when they had their last dewormer or fecal test. 
  • access that paperwork from anywhere
  • The software is infinitely customizable, allowing users to record pretty much anything: work, turn-out, drugs and medications, competition schedules and results.
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  • The only thing missing is a smart phone app, which should be out later this summer. 
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      sfauver on 11 Feb 18
       
      This article is two years old and there is now a smart phone app
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6 tips on implementing new technologies in your organization - 0 views

www.ricoh-usa.com/...hnologies-in-your-organization

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shared by sfauver on 12 Feb 18 - No Cached
  • Ask questions and don’t be afraid of the answers. What are competitors, customers, and business partners doing?
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      sfauver on 12 Feb 18
       
      Other barns are using this software
  • Who is being hurt? Identify employees (and groups) this is a problem for and tailor your solution to their unique needs
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      sfauver on 12 Feb 18
       
      This may be harder for less "tech-y" participants to implement
  • How big is the problem? How much money, efficiency, productivity, etc. is in play here? Does it make sense for your organization to implement new technology, or is there a better alternative? What’s the timeframe? Are you under a deadline to get something done, or do you have enough time to adequately test and prepare the right solution?
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  • Here’s a quick checklist to follow:
  • From there, publicize a target timeframe for the tech rollout, and be transparent about it. If there are setbacks, explain what happened and why. Keep employees engaged and up-to-date on what’s happening. Ultimately, this engagement will help you get to the finish line with your goals for this new technology solution. Because if people aren’t positively motivated, even the best new tools won’t be helpful.
  • Finally, it’s important to understand how long an implementation cycle can take. Because of the nature of today’s consumer-led technologies, this is often a process that can take more than a year or longer.
  • For example, you can have the right technology implemented poorly.
  • Or the wrong technology implemented correctly.
  • From your perspective, you’re bringing improvement—saving employees time, allowing them to be more flexible, improving productivity, improving sales and profits, etc. But from employees’ and departments’ point of view, you’re rocking the boat, telling them to change how they’ve always been doing things, give up precious tools, learn and carry around new devices and the like.
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Convincing Skeptical Employees to Adopt New Technology - 0 views

hbr.org/...loyees-to-adopt-new-technology

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  • Functionality is critical, but so is user-friendliness. “If your goal is a high adoption rate within the organization, make sure you’re choosing the most approachable, most intuitive system possible,”
  • “economic and rational benefits for the organization and the individual,”
  • familiarity with and interest in digital technology varies widely” among employees, your training efforts should reflect those differences, says Bonnet. Some employees might prefer an online training session; others might need a bit more handholding and support in the form of a personal coach
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  • As soon as reasonably possible, try to “institutionalize” the new technology and “show employees that you are transitioning from the old way of working to the new one,”
  • part of the routine of the way the place works,”
  • “Rewarding the behavior you want to see is much more effective than penalizing the behavior you don’t want to see,” says Mankins. You’ll need to know “which employees are adopting the technology and which kind of rewards means the most to them.”
  • Win hearts and minds by emphasizing how the new technology benefits the organization and makes employees’ lives easier Encourage adoption by rewarding employees in ways that are most meaningful to them Build the new technology into the routines and rhythms of the workday as soon as possibl
  • Pick a technology that’s more complicated than it needs to be; for a swift adoption, select a system that’s approachable and intuitive Overlook the importance of getting your most influential employees on board early in the process; they will help you bring around others Leap to punish employees who don’t use the technology; penalties should be a last resort if incentives and rewards aren’t working
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