Enclaria: Influence Change at Work
Equipping individuals and teams to influence organizational change
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy,
not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
Socrates
I occasionally see the quote above posted on social media feeds. I shake my head each time, because I don’t agree with it.
But, it’s Socrates! How can I argue with him? [Read more…] about The Secret of Change (Don’t Listen to Socrates)
Early in my career, I was an engineer responsible for process improvements. I quickly discovered that as the only engineer, I could get a lot more done if I involved more people in the effort to identify opportunities and implement solutions. Involving more people had the added benefit that they owned the outcome and supported the change required to accomplish it.
The same is true for you, regardless of the type of change you’re implementing. If you get more people involved, it multiplies your influence and fuels ownership of the change effort. [Read more…] about Five Stages in the Change Process Where You Can Involve People
All the different things we do to influence change at work can seem convoluted. But when you break it down, there are only three paths for driving change from the current state to the future state. The following ways to influence must happen concurrently to get real results.
[Read more…] about Three Concurrent Paths to Influence Change at Work
