Based on theory by John P. Kotter.
How to change something, in eight steps:
BaseLine: A change has to be made in small discreet measurable steps. Being "dramatic" doesn't work. Too sudden a change only causes confusion that lasts a considerable time and hapmers nearly everything.
How to change something, in eight steps:
BaseLine: A change has to be made in small discreet measurable steps. Being "dramatic" doesn't work. Too sudden a change only causes confusion that lasts a considerable time and hapmers nearly everything.
- Identify the need for change.
- Identify and setup a team to manage and lead change. When change is to be affected on a lot of people, like in a company, this team may consist of a few people at suitable positions. When change is personal, this team could be a resolve to change and the use of physical, mental and emotional capabilities to pull it through.
- Create a vision of change (Where do you want to go?). Then create a strategy for achieving the vision. (How do you want to get there?)
- Communicate the vision and strategy to all involved, especially the team. Identify a "role model" area to apply change first.
- Innovate continuously; remove obstacles step wise. Persistence and flexibility are important.
- Ensure that short-term achievements are frequent and obvious, to ensure co-operation. Set goals accordingly.
- Use small successes to create opportunities for greater-scale improvement.
- Reinforce the habit, improve effectiveness.
At some level or another, we all want a lot of things to change. Mahatma Gandhi said "Be the change you want to see in the world". Difficult to do, but the policy is good for a foundation. At some level, there are always a few things about ourselves we may want to change, or slightly improve. The number of things and this desire depends on each individuals' level of personal satisfaction. Still, change is a constant, and it's a good idea to adapt to it.
It's a good idea to bring it into effet when situations demand.
I'm at step one.
8 comments:
i gotta have a print out of this one!
why do I feel Ive just opened up a management textbook? **sighs** ( thinks happily about management classes at college)
It was Dolores Umbridge who said these words, but I shall borrow her words for some moment and slightly changed them to suit my purpose. Please return them to her after your perusal.
Everyone has brought something new to his life, now and then, and that is as it should be, for without change, there would be stagnation and decay. But change, for change's sake must be discouraged. For the tried and tested traditions often require no tinkering.
So, a balance must be made between the old and new, between tradition and innovation, between permanance and change. Because, some changes will be for the better, while others will come, in the fullness of time, to be recognised as errors of judgement. Meanwhile, some old habits will be retained, and rightly so, whereas others, outmoded and outworn, must be abandoned. To move forward in to an era of openness, effectiveness and accountability, out intent must be on preserving what ought to be preserved, perfecting what needs to be perfected, and pruning wherever we find practices that ought to be prohibited.
So a change must be implemented only when the occassion demands so. As they say in so many detective novels, one must have a motive and a reason, and must not dwell long on whims and caprices, where the changes seems to be sudden and executed without forethought or without fear of consequences. One must consult reason and debate with logic, before one jumps on the rather attractive 8 roads to easy change.
[the introvert]
Well sure do, and remember to get back to blogging yourself. I'mserious with threats!:D
[arpz]
ah well because it IS based on a theory by a management strategy theorist, but of course extremely phoenix-ised
[johney]
And that's why I'm on step one, and plan to spend some time here before going ahead:)
Hmm good "change management" gyan this time!!
"Ensure that short-term achievements are frequent and obvious, to ensure co-operation. Set goals accordingly"
I guess this one is the difficult part as most of the time short term goal don't lead to the long term goal..Infact many a times are a hinderance..So may be losing smaller battles in order to win the bigger war may make sense!
change needs only eight steps....personal thinking when u want to change urself or for something +ve it appears to take eternity....while it changes for d bad in a flash
reminded me of change theory studied in pyscho behaviour class :P
Wearing the academic hat: I'd say step one permeates all the other steps in a cyclical manner. See the ideas on "emergent strategy" by Mintzberg as an example.
[forgetful functor]
It's easier said than done. Persisting with difficult things and unnatural paths like effecting conscious changes needs a lot of motivation. and for that, goals have to be set small and simple so that they are realisable and they encourage.
[desperaso]
it's a question of the strength of ur will power.
[siyaah]
You're right. That's why i wanna be sure and deep on it even as i work out the other steps parallely.
thanks though.
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