Download - Make Change Work™
Presenter:
Randy Pennington
Author, Speaker and Consultant
@RandyPennington.
Host:
Erin Boettge
Product Manager
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What the movie and
television industry know
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The ability to quickly change
and adapt in pursuit of your
vision is the difference
between excellence and
irrelevance.
Faster
Better
Cheaper
Friendlier@RandyPennington
“70 percent of change efforts fail to achieve
their desired goal.”
-John P. Kotter@RandyPennington
Ten Reasons Why
Change Fails
1. Poor planning or
resource allocation
2. Goal, purpose, or
desired result is
not clearly defined
3. Lack of buy-in for
change
4. No accountability
5. The change is
never given time or
resources
6. Lack of processes
or guidelines
7. Poor or no support
from leadership
8. No measures or
metrics to evaluate
success
9. Resistance derails
the change
10.Take on too many
changes at once
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Change doesn’t fail because of
faulty models. It fails because
of faulty leadership.
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The challenge:
How do we change more quickly and
more effectively?
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What is the most important aspect of making change
work that interests you today?
• Building buy-in and support for change
• Overcoming resistance to change
• Helping leaders and managers be more effective at leading
change
• Influencing a nimble culture that makes change a strategic
advantage
Quiz Question!
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The Difference Between
Leading Change and
Managing Change
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Change management:managing projects and processes
Change leadership:inspiring and connecting with people
to bring them with you on a journey@RandyPennington
Leaders build support and
buy-in for change with …
• What they say
• What they do
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CONNECT WITH
PEOPLE WHERE
THEY ARE
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Quiz Question!
What percentage of the things leaders talk about
when it comes to change is not important to the
vast majority of people listening?
• 30%
• 50%
• 80%
• More than 95%
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“80 percent of what leaders
care about and talk about
when trying to enlist support
for change doesn’t matter to
80 percent of the workforce.”
-Scott Keller and Carolyn Aiken
McKinsey & Company@RandyPennington
People support and take action to
change for their reasons not ours.
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Individuals want to know
• From what to what?
• What does this change mean for what I do and how I operate on a daily basis?
• Will this make a difference?
• How will success be measured?
• What is the support level for this change?
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Involve People
Early and Often
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People support what they help createx
No one argues with their own ideas and
information
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Four Levels of
Involvement
• Input: Ask for feedback on the change
• Participation: Solicit questions, concerns, and ideas to
implement
• Collaboration: Work in partnership to develop
solutions that work for everyone
• Empowerment: Give others control of the decision and
implementation within agreed upon boundaries
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Leading change would be easy if
it weren’t for people!@RandyPennington
USE RESISTANCE AS YOUR FRIEND
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The assumption:
People want to do a great job and deliver service that helps the customers we serve.
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Using resistance as
your friend
• Respect the individual – embrace the resistance as well-intentioned
• Pull don’t push
• Be open to other options for achieving the goal or purpose
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Which of the following is the most challenging type
of resistance you experience in your organization?
• Skeptics
• Know-it-alls
• Argumentatives
• Grudge carriers
Quiz Question!
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Building a Nimble Culture that Embraces Change as a Strategic Advantage
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Choices
Culture
Actions
Habits
How Culture
Develops
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CHANGE CHANGE
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Perspective Matters
Weeeeeeeeeeee!
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We must …
• Change our thinking
• Change the conversation
• Change the consequences
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GENERATE URGENCY
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The ability to change is based on readiness.
Intellectual understanding does not ensure
emotional readiness.
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The truth about change
People change for two reasons
• Crisis pushes us to change
• Opportunity pulls us to change
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What’s on top of
your refrigerator?
Cookies or
Brussels
Sprouts?
GO FIRST
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1. Invest in education
• Make Change Work® series in you BizLibrary subscription
• Make Change Work® session leader guide available from
Pennington Performance Group
2. Be more intentional about initiating and leading change
3. Change more often and celebrate wins
Three Ideas to Enable
Your Leaders
and Managers
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For resources go to www.penningtongroup.com/make-change-work/
The present should be
guided more by the
future than the past.
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Make Change Work – Video Series
1. Dodos and Coyotes -Only the Nimble
Survive
2. The New Realities of Change
3. What Change Leaders Do
4. Achieving Buy-In for Change: Part 1
5. Achieving Buy-In for Change: Part 2
6. Use Resistance as Your Friend-
Follower
7. Use Resistance as Your Friend-Leader
8. When Change Isn't a Choice-Follower
9. When Change Isn't a Choice-Leader
10.Building and Sustaining a Nimble
Culture
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