2. Objectives
• By the end of this session You will be able to
• List steps of leading change
• Identify leads for future
3. Leading and Guiding Change
• It requires taking into account
– individuals and organisations
– need to go through grieving including endings and
beginnings
• Leaders of change must
– build vision
– define new rules and scripts
– model the way
– channel their positive energy into the process
4. Communicate About the Change
• Combine communication approaches
• Use appropriate mode of communication
• Avoid complex and vague language
5. Modelling the Change
• Leaders go first
• Ideally, think and evaluate your actions
• Be comfortable receiving direct and
constructive feedback
6. Involve Others in the Change
• Everyone contributes to the change
• Provide others with varied opportunities to
shape the change
• Handle resistance effectively
7. Help Others Break from the Past
• Encourage others to approach the future
with a clean mental slate
• Make others understand that a bright
future is not an extension of the present
• Encourage others to ask ‘why not?’
8. 8 Steps of Leading Change
1. Establish a Sense of Urgency
• Examine market & competitive realities
• Identify & discuss crises, potential crises or
major opportunities
2. Form a Powerful Guiding Coalition
• Form a team with enough power to lead the
change effort
9. 8 Steps of Leading Change
3. Create a Vision
• Develop strategies for achieving the vision
4. Communicate the Vision
• Teach new behaviour by the example of
guiding coalition
5. Empower Others to Act on the Vision
• Get rid of the obstacles
• Change systems or structures undermining
the vision
10. 8 Steps of Leading Change
6. Plan for & Create Short-Term Wins
• Plan for visible performance improvements
• Create those improvements
• Recognize & Reward employees involved in
improvements
7. Consolidate Improvements & Produce still
more change
11. 8 Steps of Leading Change
8. Institutionalize new Approaches
• Articulate the connections between the new
behaviours and corporate success
• Develop means to ensure leadership
development & succession
20. Reviewing involves
• Identification of barriers to performance
• Feedback on performance
• Performance gap analysis
Here it is important to stick to observations and not inferences