Organizational Change by Ross Wirth

About the training

Simple, easy-to-apply tools and resources for organizational change, designed for managers needing a quick, cost-effective path toward organizational improvement without having to spend a great deal of time studying or hiring a consultant.

3 Essentials for Successful Org Change

1. Knowing what to change 
   –       and what not to change

1. Differentiate change leadership and change management
   –       Ability to mandate vs. influence change 
   –       Lead the vision for change
   –       Manage the change process

1. Knowing how to involve people
   –       Change enablement 
    

Critical Success Factors for Organizational Change:

1. Seek to understand dominant trends
2. Unbundle and re-bundle with craftsmanship and care
3. Establish some context for change
4. Influence without attempting to control
5. Determine whether change management or change leadership is needed
6. Emotion trumps logic
7. Use vision to establish some certainty
8. Decrease learning anxiety while increasing survival anxiety
9. Expect a performance dip
10. Organizations only change through collective change by individuals
11. Enable leadership at all levels
12. Encourage participation
13. Change agents also need a mentor