Change Methodology and Tools

Conditions for success are requirements essential to the achievement of your desired outcome, such as adequate resources, sufficient time to do a top-notch job, or quality communications that keep everyone engaged. Conditions for success may also refer to a particular state of being that enables the transformation to occur more smoothly, such as the leaders taking a conscious approach, the executives presenting a unified front in support of the transformation, and people realizing that their needs are actually being considered as the transformation is planned and implemented.

Conscious breathing can improve your performance in everything you do. Elite athletes use their breath to “center” themselves for high performance. Discover a simple breath control technique that can make you a better leader.

Capacity is what enables people to get their work done, be it their normal day-to-day work or their change work. If your organization does not have or generate the capacity for change, you are at risk of failing to achieve your expected results. The first thing to do is assess your current capacity. Here is the list of steps to conduct a change capacity review so you can find out where you stand so you can free up or build the capacity you need.

When leading transformational change, one of the obstacles you will inevitably deal with is company politics.
This tool lists 22 effective ways of shifting the organizational culture to reduce or eliminate the impact of these dynamics.

The Initial Impact Analysis Tool is a simple and powerful tool to use at the launch of a change initiative to prepare you to understand the full scope of your change initiative.

Use this worksheet to help leaders and others see what they are missing to make change initiatives more successful.

A good change consultant's primary job is to catalyze insight and clear thinking in their clients so their executive leaders are able to lead their organization's change efforts with greater skill and competency. In this free eBook we provide you with questions that promote the right type of thinking and actions to support change.

In this eBook, you will discover a new leadership paradigm, skills and methods to achieve breakthrough in business results, culture and leadership in all your complex change efforts.

Given the assumption that change is continuous, and your intention is to strengthen your organization's ongoing capacity to lead large-scale change, this Info Sheet lists the different factors to consider in order for you to learn from your change process and establish best practices.

Your chances of succeeding in your current organizational change efforts are directly affected by your people's level of readiness and capacity to change. This Info Sheet provides a comprehensive list of dynamics that influence both readiness and capacity. Many leaders never address these topics in preparation for a major change effort. Some resist delving into such matters. However, inquiring into these subjects will likely surface information that, although it may be uncomfortable for the leaders to acknowledge, is key to aligning their change strategy with the true condition of the organization. At the very least, raising these topics will start many conversations among leaders and employees that would never otherwise have occurred, all in the name of building awareness for leading conscious transformation.