Detailed below are 8 important steps that can make this happen:
- Establish a sense of urgency
2. Create a guiding coalition
(put together a group that can lead this change and work as a team)
3. Develop a vision and strategy
(create vision and develop strategies for achieving that vision)
4. Communicate the new vision
(get the vision message out frequently to all employees consistantly)
5. Empowing broad-based action
(get rid of obstacles and change systems that undermine the new vision)
6. Generate short-term wins
(plan for visible wins and recognize and reward people who make the wins possible)
7. Consolidate gains and produce more change
(change systems, structures and policies to make sure they align with your vision)
8. Anchoring new approaches in the culture
(continue to improve leadership and management. articulate the connections between new behaviors and organizational success)
All of the 8 steps mentioned above give companies the best chance of succesful growth. What is most important is to note that all steps are needed and if some are missed, the chances of success will be less likely.
(I would like to thank John Kotter, author of Leading Change. Most of the info from this blog entry were accumulated from ideas presented in his great book).
Have a great day !!!
Larry King
Owner
www.shapenetsoftware.com
