A Step by Step Guide to Building a Change

Change & AdaptationManagement & LeadershipManagers≈ 20 min

Key skill: Change management

Summary

Define the frame of a change before launching it: precisely describe the current situation and the target situation, then map out, step by step, the path between the two, involving all the stakeholders concerned.

Target audience

Any manager or project lead tasked with promoting and supporting change within their organisation.

Learning objectives

Map out the path of change from the current point to the desired state
Use our 5-step method, as a team, to move from the present to the desired state
Define together the current state: the present situation you want to evolve
Take into account the needs and desires of the individuals and groups affected by upcoming changes

Module outline

StorytellingThe story of a training organisation's digital transformation, guided by NLP and Dilts's logical levels
ArticlesCase study: a 3-month goal to make better use of Microsoft Teams tools
Expert videoAn overview of failure statistics for organisational change and a methodology for properly mapping the path to change
AnchoringA quiz and true/false exercise to explore the topic further and cement what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment

Models & methods

NLP; Dilts's logical levels; distinction between current state and desired state; forecasting; backcasting.

Research-based

Drawing on Yves-C. Gagnon, according to whom at least two out of three changes fail in business, in both SMEs and large companies.