Comments on: Avoid Becoming an Invisible Change Agent https://www.enclaria.com/2011/12/08/avoid-becoming-an-invisible-change-agent/ Equipping individuals and teams to influence organizational change Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Heather Stagl https://www.enclaria.com/2011/12/08/avoid-becoming-an-invisible-change-agent/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:30:57 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=5227#comment-949 In reply to Garrett Gitchell.

Garrett,
Great points! I appreciate your insights.

When I use the term “change agent,” I’m referring exclusively to internal practitioners. I distinguish their role as different from an external consultant or even a direct leader of change.

Thank you for adding to the conversation.
Heather

]]> By: Garrett Gitchell https://www.enclaria.com/2011/12/08/avoid-becoming-an-invisible-change-agent/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:15:59 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=5227#comment-948 Heather,
This is an excellent list, but I would add come caveats:

1. Be careful of going native.
In your quest to be recognized, and approved of, you may just develop the same patterns and habits that caused the need for the change in the first place.

2. Don’t let the leadership of the change be given to you (or dropped in your lap).
Is your career that of a change practitioner or an internal leader? It is very easy, especially for external senior consultants, for the ownership of the change to become ours.

3. Taking on opportunities sounds like an internal tip.
As an external that will mire you in minutiae, taking away precious time needed for the REAL change management.

Good stuff again Heather!

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