What Is Change Leadership?
Change leadership is a proactive, people-centric approach to change management, visualising change initiatives as an opportunity for organisational growth and improvement rather than a finite project.
What Are the 3 C's of Change Leadership?
Managing resistance to change is a mixture of the 3 C’s: Challenge, Choice and Commitment.
What Are the 4 Steps of Change Leadership?
- Step 1: Clear definition and alignment.
- Step 2: Create a framework for execution.
- Step 3: Monitor and gather feedback.
- Step 4: Communicate and support.
What Are the Change Leadership Theories?
- Concerns-based Adoption Model (CBAM).
- Improvement Science.
- Kotter's Model of Change.
- Lewin's Three-stage Change Model.
What Are the Traits of a Good Change Leader?
- Communication.
- Ability to Inspire Others.
- Enthusiasm.
- Emotional Intelligence and Empathy.
- Strategic Thinking.
- Forward-Thinking.
- Decisiveness.
- Confidence.
Key Questions to Reflect on as a Change Leader
- What do we stop and what do we continue doing?
- Is this change needed?
- How do we start?
- How would you ensure that everyone involved is well-informed about the change?
- What are your high-level goals and when do you want to accomplish them?
- Which change leadership models are you activating?
- What are some of the key performance indicators (KPIs) you use when working on a change project?
- Why is the change occurring now?
- Who are the other change agents?
- Is the culture of your organisation agile enough to cope with change in the workplace?
- How adaptable is your company culture?
- Are you reinforcing the necessity of the change to key stakeholders?
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