This handout is for use in my 2012 STC Summit progression session, Driving Change: Empowering Yourself to Empower Your Organization. The session helps attendees determine what issues might need to be solved in their organization. It then helps these professionals use their networks, research skills, and other resources to find potential solutions. We then discuss how to drive a positive change within the organization.

1. Driving Change
Empowering Yourself to Empower Your Organization
Identify the opportunity.
What challenge is your organization facing?
What tools & networks do you have to help you solve your problem?
Build support.
Who can help you achieve your goal?
Who is your project champion? Your personal champion?
Justify the improvement.
How will you measure savings? Time? Money? Customer satisfaction?
What stakeholders might oppose your proposal? Why?

2. Lead an implementation.
Whom should you include on your implementation team? Why?
How will you ensure your solution scales within your organization?
Measure the impact.
Do your results match your initial justification?
If not, can you target the root cause of the shortcoming?
Continue growth.
How can you build on your success?
How can you encourage others to do the same?
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