1. EMBRACING change
V. Vanessa Williams

2. NO!

3. WE DON’T HAVE THE RESOURCES we’ve done it before IT’S NOT OUR PROBLEM
it’s not our job NO ONE ELSE IS DOING IT
it’s not in the budget
IT’S POLITICAL
now is not a good time
IT’S NOT IN THE MISSION

4. ONE REASON PEOPLE RESIST CHANGE IS BECAUSE THEY FOCUS ON WHAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE UP, INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY HAVE TO GAIN.

5. REDUCE THE NOISE - HOW BIG A CHANGE IS THIS REALLY?
things we USED to be able to do and still CAN
things we COULDN’T do before and STILL can’t now
things we USED to be able to do but CAN’T now
things we COULDn’T do before but CAN now

6. Only 49% of employees trust senior management.
Only 28% of employees feel CEO is credible source of information.
(Source, FranklinCovey)

7. I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.
Richard Feynman

8. There is a big difference between leading a parade and getting run out of town
Mark Murphy

9. I listened for what “wasn’t said”
and allowed others to
get “inside and get to know me’.

10. Companies whose employees praise the high levels of trust in their workplace are among the highest performers, beating the average annualized returns of the S&P by a factor of three.
Amy Lyman

11. That was not good enough.
I don’t have all the answers. I’d really like your perspective on this.
You don’t get it, do you?
What would you like to know more about?

12. Criticizing work, highly judgmental
Appreciating work, highly supportive
Deficit, not good enough
Strength, bring talent to bear

13. 3 Principles About Change Management
Help employees understand how they fit in. 1 3
Principles
About
Change
Management 2
Improve the flow and frequency of communications. 3
Close the gap between senior leaders and employees.

14. As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance
As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you stand in the present moment, you are timeless.
Rodney Yee

15. I shifted from it being about me
to it being about the team and the team’s success in everything we do.

16. The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.
Flannery O’Connor

17. I had to be engaged and I had to ‘know where I was going’.

18. A small team of trusted advisors, experts, and friends centered around the goal of finding the best solutions for my future.

19. As in any change management project, you need clarity around the common goal.

20. The other key step is to have a great team, and to be clear, honest, and open to the ideas of others.

21. 75% of change initiatives fail often because the people aspect is overlooked or mismanaged.
(Source, PricewaterhouseCoopers)

22. Essentials for Managing Change
Know where you are going – have a clear vision and be able to communicate it. 1
Do your homework – take the time to understand the complexities and tensions of the organization and be aware of the sources of power and authority. Trust is key. 2
Don’t give up – change does not happen overnight and most people know that. Move others with you – don’t pull them along. 3

23. Essentials for Managing Change
Learn to say no. Keep asking tough, deep, questions to help people think, don’t let them off easy by telling them what to do! 4
Be open – leverage a broad set of ideas by bringing together a diverse set of individuals. Accept that you can’t know everything. 5 6
Expand your definition of success.

24. The power of compassion…that translates to engagement.

25. It also taught me to avoid, as John Gardner calls it the “war of the parts against the whole.”

26. Courage requires vulnerability.

27. Aa leader, a significant amount of what happens in your organization comes from others imitating you.

28. What we each have to decide is – how prepared are we and what role do we want to play.

29. We should all try to be the parents of our future, not the offspring of our past.
David Houle

30. Are you taking time to reflect and learn from your life experiences?

31. V. Vanessa Williams
Leading Edge Consulting, LLC (phone) (cell) 50 Stanford Drive, Second Floor Farmington, CT 06032