Like many leaders, you may have resolved to help your teams thrive in the new year despite the challenges posed by change. But how do you and your team deliver solid and consistent results when change seems to be the only constant? Is your team in shape to face today's change challenge and resilient enough to bounce back and do it again tomorrow?

1. well, it may take a little
coaching on transformational
change leadership.BUILDING STRONG
CHANGE LEADER MUSCLES
HOW TO LEAD Y OUR TEAM TO DELI VER
RES ULTS IN TODAY’S EVER-CHANGING WORLD

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With today’s VUCA world,
change no longer comes in
simple sprints
*VUCA: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous

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These days, change is more like a
series of simultaneous and
continuous relay races!
No wonder we’re all a little tired!

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As the New Year brings more opportunities,
challenges, initiatives, and who knows what…
how do you help your team be at
the top of its game?

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Use PeopleFirm’s winning formula
for change leadership
Right
Approach
Right
Mindset
Better, faster
repeatable results
+ x
Endurance
=

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Set a Clear Plan:
✓ Paint a clear & compelling
picture of where you’re going
and show your people the path to
get there
✓ Set clear expectations &
commitments for yourself and
your team – and visibly deliver on
your commitments
✓ Be transparent about what you
know and what you don’t know yet
Adopt the
Right
Approach

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Adopt the
Right
Approach Grow Capabilities:
✓ Build your own change leader
know-how
✓ Equip your people with insights,
tools, and best practices
✓ Start with yourself, then bring
others along

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Cultivate the
Right
Mindset
Embrace the
Change Truths
✓ Change is constant and
unpredictable
✓ Driving change is everyone’s job
✓ You and your team will always be
building your “change muscles” to
stay in top shape
✓ It’s easy to get ahead of your team
– meet them where they are, and
lead them so they can catch up

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Cultivate the
Right
Mindset Develop Courage
✓ Lead with courage, anchored in
your values
✓ Understand what you personally
are willing to do and identify
what holds you back
✓ Do something every day that
scares you – this builds the
courage muscle
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Here

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Build
Endurance Grow Resilience*
✓ Develop a growth mindset
✓ Be forward-thinking
✓ Be resilient like a rubber band –
no matter how far you get stretched,
learn how to bounce back
✓ Get comfortable with being
uncomfortable
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www.peoplefirm.com/changeresilience.

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Commit to
Consistency
✓ Set expectations, then show
others how you walk the talk
✓ Align your team on the right
shared critical behaviors
✓ Define what accountability means
and invite others to hold you
accountable to build credibility
and trust
Build
Endurance
Mo Tu We Th Fr

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1) In today’s world of work, change isn’t a one-time deal; it’s an on-going series of
relay races.
2) To perform better & faster and deliver sustainable results, you and your team need
to strengthen your Change Leadership muscles.
3) Here are some critical muscles to build:
Start with a solid plan and build your capabilities (paint a clear picture of
where you’re going then equip your people)
Accept the truths about change and be courageous everyday (lead from
values, try new things)
Build your endurance by growing resilience and improving consistency (walk
your talk and help others do the same!)
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Got it? Let’s review.
Your people will thank you.

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p.s. As you ready your team to
compete in the change race, it’s often
helpful to seek the help of a coach.
*We’re pretty darn good at this stuff, and love doing it. Call us; we’re here to help!
If you don't have one,
please consider us!*

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