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Navigate Change

Change is complicated. Change management should be simple.

  • Organizations underestimate the importance of the people side of change. Often, the people element is addressed at the last minute – an ineffective and inauthentic approach.
  • Many people perceive change management as a complicated, overwhelming process.

Executive Summary

Critical Insight

  • Change may be complex, but change management doesn’t have to be. Simplify complex change by breaking it down into manageable milestones.
  • People are always looking for what is new in change management. However, existing models are not broken – the problem lies in the execution and a lack of focus on the people impact.
  • Tying change metrics to performance metrics for managers and leaders is an effective way to ensure that someone has accountability for sustaining the change post-implementation.

Impact & Result

  • Take the time upfront to be planful about change. Assess readiness and key players to create a customized, relevant, and detailed action plan to effectively address change.
  • Develop change resiliency in employees to increase their ability to adapt to change.

Research & Tools

1. Prepare for the change

Determine HR responsibilities, readiness of organization to change, effect of change on key players, and overall impact of change.

2. Create the change action and communication plan

Break the change into manageable milestones with defined action and associated communications.

3. Implement and sustain the change

Prepare manager training, implement and iterate, and develop change resiliency in the organization.

4. Launch LMS training

Instill learning throughout the organization. Import an interactive eLearning module into your business’ existing learning management system.

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