Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Four Steps to Lead, Support and Implement Change

We all make the best choices (decisions) available to us at the time given the possibilities and the capabilities that they perceive are available to us from our model of the world (perception of reality).

A call is a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration - weighing up the choices available to us. They can make more informed decisions by having more choices available for consideration. They can always get more information or input to help us select. The important thing is that as a leader you require to make a choice. You require to make choices on a regular basis.

There is such a thing as thinking much. They can get caught up in the necessity to have increasingly information and to analyze until they think there is a 99% probability of success. And while I appreciate there possibly some instances where this is necessary, in most cases it is not.

The first step is to select. Select what culture you require and require for achieving the goals of your alter initiative. Settle on the boundaries that require to be in place or changed. Settle on the values, principles and beliefs the organization needs to accomplish the vision. Select who you are as a leader and what you require to do, say and think to become the leader you require to be.

A call without action is useless. You have put in the hard work to make the choices that are needed, it is time now to take action, which is step. Work out the actions you require to take to share and implement the values and principles of the organization to drive the culture and behaviour needed for success.

It is been said that 20% of our activity delivers 80% of the results. If that is true then think about the way you ought to spend your work and time when making decisions because in the event you are clear on your values, principles and believes it makes it that much simpler and means you can deliver better results faster.

If they reflect on our actions & the success of these actions on a regular basis then they can be in a position to make adjustments along the way because they do not require to get to the finish point only to have spent work & time on ineffective or inefficient activities. That also means that they can continue to help employees with their priorities & keep the necessary focus & makes this step necessary to progress toward the achievement of your goals & vision.

Reflection takes plenty of forms e.g. introspective - examination of one's own mental or emotional processes, or, the more often associated with business which is "Gap Analysis" i.e. Analysis of the gap & what is causing it, between the objective, measure or planned outcome of a measure & the actual result.

The third step then is to reflect by undertaking a gap analysis on a regular basis e.g. every week, every month, quarterly etc. whichever allows time to act & review & adjust.

The person or element with the most flexibility in a process will have the most influence. This is the Law of requisite variety from systems theory. Flexibility means having more options & behavioral choices available to you so that you can control the process. No matter what business or discipline you work in, the top people are those who have the most variety in their behavior. They have choices of behavior that their colleagues don't.

The fourth step is to evolve, specifically to alter what is not working by understanding the feedback & determining new actions that will progress you toward your goals. When undergoing a alter they can select what they think needs to be done & then take action. As pointed out in step though, they must then reflect on the results. Having reflected & understood the gaps they now must be prepared to alter what is not working!

 simple but powerful steps - Select. Act. Reflect. Evolve.

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