Leaders need to be at the forefront of making change happen, a process that should remind us to focus on some basic practices. Here are some helpful hints:
1. Think outside of the box, put aside the traditional way of doing things, and try something totally different. Clearly, the same old thing is not working and thus the need for change. An outsider's view might be helpful.
2. Focus on your strengths and not your weaknesses. Use your strengths to ensure a successful change and focus on the strengths others bring to the table to compensate for the skills you lack.
3. Stay encouraged, a positive perspective is critical to determining the changes that need to be made. The change team has to leave the negativity at the door and take on a win-win approach.
4. Come up with a change plan, implement it and then revisit it to ascertain if it is working. Change can be ongoing and modifying the plan may be necessary ensure the change will be successful.
5. When change happens and things improve, celebrate! We often resolve an issue with some innovative changes only to then move on to the next problem before celebrating the one we have just resolved.
Remember that change is about impacting the things you can control and not the ones beyond your control. Lead the change! Just a little advice to go!
