Make Change Happen – 8 Steps To Drive Your Change Initiative At Pace
New year, new resolutions? Renewed determination to make change happen?
Plenty of business textbooks are littered with examples of change going wrong, of change back-sliding as momentum comes to a grinding halt. What’s needed is a way to make change happen, to get a consistent energy focused on the end goal, and then make the change stick for the long term.
But the longer it takes, the more false starts or burgeoning apathy there is, the less chance of the change ever producing the keenly anticipated performance boost.
So here’s our 8 steps to drive your change initiative at pace…
- SPOTLIGHT – Define and then ensure there is a clear understanding of the case for change
- UNIFIED LEADERSHIP TEAM – Engage the senior team with a deep dive workshop to ensure they’re all driving in the same direction on the same track
- BUILD THE BACKBONE – Turn the vision into practical steps
- ANALYSE AND REFINE KEY ISSUES – Bring strong challenge to an in-depth look at key issues
- BUILD THE CHANGE TRACK TIMETABLE – Create a bespoke and tailored implementation plan
- ROLL OUT THE CHANGE – Launch the change and make it a reality
- MAKE IT STICK – Translate high level ideas into something tangible and enduring
- HIGH SPEED SPRINTS – Inject bursts of energy when rapid impact is needed
Many (maybe most) change initiatives fail because of a combination of any, or all, of these things:
- Lack of senior leadership commitment to change
- Poor communication and engagement with the wider audience
- Inability to focus on shifting behaviours
Don’t let your new year’s resolve to make change happen fade. Follow these steps and turn your change initiative into a reality and achieve the results you want.
Explore our comprehensive guide to kickstart and sustain the momentum for change.
JA Consulting’s methodology is built on 30 years of making change happen at pace across a range of environments. What makes us and the approach different is the ability to make the right things happen quickly.
You may find the following resources helpful:
Leading Change. Kotter, J.P., Harvard Business Review Press. 2012.
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard. Heath, C, & Heath, D.. Random House Business. 2011.
Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change. Bridges, W., Bridges, S.. John Murray Business. 2017 (4th edition).
The Challenge of Communicating Change: Leveraging Visual Communication
Winning Hearts and Minds: Strategies For Getting Buy-In For Change
Three Keys To Successful Change
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Caroline Gowing
Change Management Practice Lead
Email: carolinegowing@jaconsulting.co.uk
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/carolinegowinggreenslade
About Caroline Gowing – Caroline is an expert sustainability and change management consultant delivering successful change across Defence, wider corporate business, and the charity sector for the past twenty years.
A highly competent strategy and change management facilitator Caroline is able to work with an individual or group to draw out their understanding of a problem and solution and then take this forward in a way that can be easily understood, persuasively communicated and attractively presented.
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And a final thought
At JA Consulting, we specialise in not just any change – we engineer transformations that truly resonate with your organisation. Those elusive changes that you’ve known you needed, but somehow always slipped through the cracks. The kind of change that once implemented, leaves you wondering how you ever managed without it.
Why wait? Reach out to us today, and we can show you how to deliver lasting change that sticks.