MESSAGING IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Companies often focus too much on logistics and not enough on communication when implementing change. Managing conversations about change is challenging. One key aspect of communicating about change is getting the messages right. People have emotional reactions and resistance to change, and this is frustrating, but unfortunately, you cannot simply order people to be enthusiastic about […]
THE ELEVATOR PITCH AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Harvard Business Review had a short article that a company implements change every day and not only when a project is launched. This is true, it is only the scale that differs. That is why you need an effective elevator pitch. To remind everyone of the change and to be able to share your vision […]
THERE IS A TOOL TO HELP PEOPLE COPE WITH CHANGE – THE CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE
Locus of Control Developed in 1954 by Julian Rotter, the concept of locus of control looks at whether people believe that they have control over what happens to them or whether the outcomes in their lives are based on external forces. The research shows that the higher your internal locus of control is, the happier […]
Tips on how not to communicate change
We are quick to tell everyone how to effectively communicate change, but we are not as vocal when it comes to how NOT to communicate the change. According to Eric Zackrison there are four approaches to avoid communicating the change: Spray and pray – This is when leaders give too much “nothing” information and expect […]
HOW TO SABOTAGE YOUR CHANGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” — Benjamin Franklin. Wise words from a wise man that is still relevant today. Change is something that is constantly happening in your organisation. The success of the change is whether you embrace the change or sabotage the process. There can be four consequences when organisations […]
LESSER-KNOWN TRUTHS ABOUT CHANGE
I am sure that you are experiencing change somewhere in your life at the moment. Some people will embrace it but depending on the change there is the chance that you might be in the process of trying to avoid it. Maybe the change seems too difficult. Change is always as mysterious as we want […]
GETTING YOUR CHANGE MANAGEMENT IDEA ACROSS
One of my favourite activities to do with a team is to let them cross their arms. This is one of the easiest change management exercises, where participants cross their arms normally – that is they fold their arms. Let them stay in this position for a few minutes. Now ask them to cross their […]
WAYS LEADERS UNDERMINE THEIR OWN CHANGE PROCESS
I read an article by David Lee on how leaders undermine their own change during the change management process. Prosci research showed that leaders are often unaware of their role in making the change successful. The research found that the difference between success and failure in change management almost always starts with leadership, so recognising […]
STATISTICS YOUR CFO OR COO NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Today I wanted to share some statistics with you about change management. We are all aware of the positive impact that good change management can have on any project, but sometimes we do not need to convince the communicators or HR team that the change is needed, but the COO or the CFO. Deloitte North […]
HOW TO HANDLE CHANGE MANAGEMENT FATIGUE
The old saying goes that the only constant in life is change. But with the COVID pandemic change fatigue set into many organisations. Employees had to learn how to work virtually, still connect with each other and also reach their business targets. The current debate is what should the hybrid working model look like or […]