CHANGE What Goes Around, Comes Around
Goal Identify Ways To Embrace and Support Change
"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly." Henri Bergson
Objectives Recognize Recognize Your personal feelings about change Types of change Modes of reaction to change Phases of change Your personal responsibility
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Anais Nin
Three Types of Change Radical Radical Adaptive Adaptive Initiated Initiated Out of the clear blue You can see things coming You initiate the change
“Not one person claims to have achieved a personal best by keeping things the same. All leaders challenge the process.” James Kouzes Barry Posner
Modes of Reaction to Change Victim Victim Critic Critic Bystander Bystander Navigator Navigator Why me? It will never work! I’ll wait to see how it goes… Let’s go!
“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome." William James
Modes of Change Endings Endings Neutral Zone Neutral Zone New Beginnings New Beginnings Fear, anger, hostility, resistance Reject, no action, accept, creativity Sense of renewal and commitment
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” Helen Keller
Personal Responsibility
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Ghandi
Values as a Code of Conduct
Institutional Core Values Harper College Integrity Integrity Respect Respect Excellence Excellence Collaboration Collaboration
Create Your Culture As a department: As a department: List all the values important to you Individually choose your top three or four Come together as a group and discuss your choices From your individual lists, create a new list of three to four values that the department can agree to live by
“ Change your thoughts and you change your world.” Norman Vincent Peale