fcb partners webinar: 10 ways to get buy-in
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10 Ways to Get Buy-‐In Walter Popper, Managing Director
Webinar January 13, 2016
For more informa6on, go to fcbpartners.com or call Lindsay Field 617.245.0265
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Your Organiza,on Is Changing and You’re the Designated Leader
You’ve accepted the role and now you’re facing the reality
� Sponsor 6me, aNen6on … engagement
� Ambiguous mission – broad goals, narrow scope
� Inadequate resources – team, budget, and informa6on
� Mixed messages, conflic6ng priori6es
� And everyone has their day job
How will you get the buy-‐in you need?
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Persuasion Is Never Enough
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1. Quan,fy the Problem
� Scan: Look at your stakeholder’s objec6ves and scorecard
� Focus: Select a measure. Highlight the gap – current vs. poten6al
� Act: Explain, discuss and engage
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2. Write a Headline
� Scan: Review the problem and the benefits your solu6on provides
� Focus: Create a catchy 6tle – Fast-‐to-‐Market – Perfect Order – First Time Final
� Act: Use it everywhere
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3. Start Small
� Scan: Regarding a known problem, ask ‘What would help?’
� Focus: Pick a few ideas – small scale, low risk, inexpensive, near term
� Act: Complete them and repeat
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4. When An,cipa,ng Push Back, Address the Cause
� Scan: As each stakeholder responds to your request, listen for their mo6va6on
� Focus: Select one concern you could alleviate or expecta6on you meet
� Act: Nego6ate a trade – I’ll give you X if you give me Y
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5. Recruit Opinion Leaders
Advisors your audience trusts. People who understand what you’re asking for and will state your case. Provide them informa6on and
ask them for feedback.
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6. Show up in Mul,ple Venues
� Board Room and front line
� Business unit and home office
� Opera6ons and strategic plan
� Staff mee6ng and town hall
If you support their agenda, they’re more likely to support yours.
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7. Model the Behavior You Seek
� If it’s advocacy, be the first to speak out
� If it’s resources, commit your own best players
� If it’s budget, put your own variable comp at risk
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8. Demonstrate What’s Possible
� Proof of concept in a safe lab environment
� Concrete examples of what others have done
� Posi6ve outliers among internal associates
� Best prac6ces from the industry and beyond
Disprove the asser6on, “It will never work!’’
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9. Build Momentum
� At every opportunity make a request
� Follow up systema6cally – issues, ac6ons, results
� Take ground with each interim accomplishment
� Report progress and raise the bar for the next round
Build trust un6l buy-‐in becomes the default response.
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10. When You Get Buy In, Reinforce It
� Communicate progress both privately and in public
� Acknowledge support and contribu6ons
� Recognize concerns and challenges
� Return favors
� Celebrate success
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FCB 2016 Public Courses
Event Dates and Loca,on
Process Redesign Hammer Cer5fica5on Course Coconut Grove, Miami FL, February 2-‐5
Change Leaders and Catalysts* Advanced Cer5fica5on Course Arlington, VA, April 4-‐5
Implementa,on and Execu,on Advanced Cer5fica5on Course Arlington, VA, April 6-‐7
Process Redesign Hammer Cer5fica5on Course Arlington, VA, April 5-‐8
Power of Process Hammer Cer5fica5on Course New Orleans, LA, October 24-‐25
Leading Transforma,on Hammer Cer5fica5on Course New Orleans, LA, October 26-‐28
* See next page for more informa6on
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Change Leaders and Catalysts A course on advocacy, sponsorship, and influence for business process change management
When you change what people do – how they work, tools they use, performance measures, and who’s in charge – you need a change strategy: Why, what, where, and how things will change.
What we cover: Early-‐stage change management • Establishing ‘why’ – the case for ac6on • Nego6a6ng ‘what’ – project sponsor, process owner, and func6on managers • Targe6ng ‘where’ – project gates, process steps, and performer roles • Techniques for ‘how’ – stakeholder mapping, communica6ons, and influence
Who should take this course: Early stage process and project leaders • Business Process Managers • Business and IT Project Managers • Lean, Six Sigma and IT specialists What you will learn • Create and communicate a compelling narra6ve • Recruit a network of decision makers, opinion leaders, and doers • Build momentum through words, ac6ons, and events • Accelerate buy-‐in and set the stage for improvement
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For More Informa,on FCB Partners
Lindsay Field, Program Director
617 245 0265 [email protected]