Change is inevitable and managing change isn’t always easy to adapt to. It can be intimidating for all members who find themselves impacted by it. You as a Leader must align and guide people to the reason for the change, know what the process for this change will look like, set realistic expectations and work against long-standing habits and beliefs.
Organizations are more likely to succeed when they plan change initiatives proactively and engage employees before, during and after the change. Change, although challenging, can be a major opportunity for growth and career advancement, as long as you know how to approach it.
Aheed can help to prepare, execute and monitor the effect of this change whether it is Adaptive (small incremental) or Transformational (bigger and larger) by helping you in the following areas with some of the key questions:
- Define the change plan that aligns with your business goals and outline the implementation and sustainability of the organizational change by asking the following questions:
- What do we need to change?
- Why is this change required?
- Understand its impact and why it’s critical.
- What are the impacts of the change?
- Who will the change affect the most?
- How will the change be received?
- Garner support by developing a communication strategy that explains how the business and its employees, customers, and constituencies will be affected.
- How will the change be communicated?
- How will feedback be managed?
- Create a roadmap that clearly articulates and measures success
- What behaviors and skills are required to achieve business results?
- What training delivery methods will be most effective?
- After execution, continuously assess outcomes, measure data, train employees on new methodologies and business practices, and readjust goals as necessary.
- Did the change assist in achieving business goals?
- Was the change management process successful?
- What could have been done differently?