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How to succeed as a leader by looking at the big picture. It can be valuable to draw up a high-level activity flow chart for the major milestone stages in the core process threads you have been analyzing. By doing […]
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The only difference between a company and my heating system is that my heating system is under one master control, but a good part of a company is made up of human beings who are each thinking, goal-oriented, creative […]
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People’s knowledge of the strategic business direction is of primary importance. At a more pragmatic level, organization members may not always know the actual terminology or business pressures that shape the business case for the future. It is often like […]
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The leadership network will be a highly visible group as the change effort proceeds. They will be working to change themselves as they work to facilitate change in the larger system. A system through which they can receive targeted feedback […]
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Don’t Bring The Change Quietly In Your Organization Our worst vision of hell is created on a blank screen. Longstanding management practices have supported keeping things quiet until all the answers are clear. This practice is often implemented with the […]
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The major difference between an imposed change and a participative change is the timing of the workforce involvement. Every organization change has some element of forced change. The role of change leadership is to help frame how much of […]
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You must understand what people in the organization feel may happen to them. In some organizations, the risk may be loss of a current promotional path, loss of personal power, loss of a preferred role, or even loss of […]
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To accomplish radical shifts, leaders must look at areas that are totally different. Go outside the business or even the industry. Look at other operating practices, using a different set of questions than you would use for benchmarking. Evaluate […]
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It is critical to involve local leaders in the creation of the future state. This is the first phase of moving an idea into actualization. Large-group processes are particularly useful at this point. Bring the members of the leadership […]
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It is useful to consider the number of leaders who will be required. The size of the leadership network will have to be a significant portion of the entire organization. An initial target of 10 percent is a good rule […]
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Attend sessions with the goal of learning enough about relevant technology or process to discuss their particular limits and possibilities with others in the community. Target public sessions that are not limited to your industry. Draw parallels with what […]
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Attend conferences with other members from your organization. Divide yourselves across the conference and see how many connections you can make. There is a wealth of information freely shared in conferences, through keynote speakers, industry presenters, and interesting participants. […]
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It is easy for even good, solid folks to get so far into the adventure that they leave their colleagues too far behind. Help them develop their ability to use the communication strategy and relate person-to-person with the organization. The […]
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There will already be good thoughts about possibilities for change that have never been taken seriously or that have come from sources not taken very seriously by the decision makers in the organization. Find ways to take a deeper […]
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In this arena of communications in a change situation, you really have your work cut out for you. Communications are about more than just the exchange of information. They are also about relationships, upon which change work is built. […]
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