Realizing
Change:
The Role of
Leadership in Making it Happen
To
"realize" means literally "to make real." It is an act
of creation. In the case of large-scale change, to "realize"
involves many, many acts of creation.
And who does all of this creating? Everyone in the organization is involved
in making a change happen. And everyone will get involved, either by
leading the change, getting involved and positively engaged, or in some
cases, by negatively reacting to what's coming. To leverage and move these
forces positively in your enterprise, you must first understand how these
forces work.
Communication and conversation are the starting points for informing people
and bringing about awareness of a change that's coming. Through dialogue
and activities like planning, people become participants in the change.
Engagement leads to buy-in and commitment to the vision for the change. As
people become committed in this process, they continue the cycle by
communicating to others, and the community of people committed to realizing
the change continues to grow.
These are just 3 paragraphs from a Suzanne Zeman's White
Paper on Realizing Change. Filled with examples, tips and resources, the
complete paper is available free by sending your request to her via email
or a phone call.
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