Change Management

• No one likes change, even if we are creating it for ourselves.  Comfort is king.

• The ostrich might like his head in the sand, but organizations that try that often become extinct.  Or at least passed by their competitors.

•  The world continues to change, requiring us to continuously assess ourselves and to make conscious determinations about whether, when and how to change.

• Change management is a process, that if done deliberately and well, produces the desired, sustainable result with the minimum amount of stress on the organization.

• Change management involves people, perhaps even more than the work of the organization.  If you believe that your people are your most precious resource, or your competitive advantage, then it behooves you to involve them in the process.

• Your people know the truth about the marketplace and the organization.  They can help you make the case for change, analyze the need for change, and recommend the changes required.  Involving them throughout the process is good business for that reason, as well as the fact that people who are involved in the change process are committed to the successful  implementation of those changes.

Getting in Gear can help you and your organization manage change—whether it is a step change or incremental change.  Manage change, so it doesn’t manage you.