Presentations and meetings about change projects are often filled with numbers, charts, graphs, dollar signs and time …
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99 Ways to Influence Change, #56: Invite to participate
Simply announcing (through an e-mail blast, newsletter, bulletin board, etc.) that an opportunity exists to join in a …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #55: Be consistent
When the intent to implement a change is announced, many people want to see proof that it's going to happen. They …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #54: Say “thank you”
Gratitude is an important factor in leading change, especially when you are leading change without authority. After …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #53: Connect to values
In their book Influencer:Â The Power to Change Anything, authors Kerry Patterson et al write that personal motivation …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #52: Celebrate success
In the whirlwind of the day-to-day workplace, often the need to pause and celebrate success is overlooked. Instead we …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #51: Drop names
When you are implementing change without having direct authority, sometimes you have to rely on someone else's authority …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #50: Address objections
When you introduce to people in your organization a new way of doing things, frequently the first response from them is …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #49: Point to the destination
In their book Switch:Â How to Change Things When Change is Hard, Chip and Dan Heath explain that in order to change, …