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One of my favorite books on change is John Kotter’s outstanding book – Leading Change. I have listed it as a must read for all my leadership development clients. And, since change has and will become an even bigger topic in the coming years, I felt it would be good to provide you with a quick summary of his book.

First, Kotter’s book – Leading Change – describe a very helpful model and process for effectively leading change now and in the future. He overviews how to understand and then manage change through different stages. He points out the importance of your people in the change process. In fact, he was one of the first to point out that your people must believe in the need for the change before it will happen.

The responses of your people will have more bearing on the success of the change project than any other factor. So here are the eight steps or stages of leading change: Continue reading ‘Eight Steps to Leading Successful Change’ »

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Posted by Voss Graham on August 25, 2009 at 5:24 am under Change Management.
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In reading a research paper regarding how change is impacting our companies, I was not surprised to learn that “Top Management support” of change projects was both the top reason for success and a top five reason for failure. This shows the power of influence from above.

I have seen this time after time with clients. When the top management team or key leader supports a change initiative then it gets done. When the top leaders do not lead the change, it is no surprise that it fails due to lack of support.

So if change is going to be become one of the key methods to lead our organizations out of the current economic environment, what are you going to do as the leader of the organization, team, group, division or department? Leading change is a key competency of the best leaders I seen during the years.

If you don’t like something, tell the people that are promoting it that you don’t want it and will not support it by withholding the resources and direction they need to succeed. Simple. Just tell them rather than wait until there are major investments in time, energy and resources. Leaders are at the front – not on the side or at the back-end. Get out front and lead your people.

If you like something they want to accomplish, then get involved and show everyone that this one counts. Let people know that you want to see results from the change initiative. It is interesting how fast people will rally around the initiative and get things done. Again, leaders make a difference during periods of change.

If you need assistance in a change management situation, contact us at 901-757-4434. We have been assisting our clients with change initiatives for over twenty years.

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Posted by Voss Graham on August 17, 2009 at 4:05 am under Leadership.
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