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99 Ways to Influence Change, #99: Offer incentives

Heather Stagl — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:29:53 +0000

Incentives are a source of extrinsic motivation – meaning the source of the motivation is coming from outside an individual.Â Â If you achieve a goal or perform at a certain …

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99 Ways to Influence Change, #98: Communicate

Heather Stagl — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:07:36 +0000

No change initiative can occur successfully without proper internal communication.Â Messages are conveyed to audiences with the purposes of keeping the people informed and mobilizing the organization for change.Â Communication …

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99 Ways to Influence Change, #97: Harness peer pressure

Heather Stagl — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:32:26 +0000

The urge to conform to a group norm is powerful.Â When implementing change, this force can work against you, since no one wants to step out and break the unspoken …

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99 Ways to Influence Change, #96: Show respect

Heather Stagl — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:33:42 +0000

I have never known anyone who can implement sustainable change without showing respect to the people going through the change.Â I firmly believe that respect for others is the foundation …

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99 Ways to Influence Change, #95: Design choices

Heather Stagl — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:12:36 +0000

According to Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, authors of Nudge:Â Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, actively selecting the “choice architecture” can influence the choice that is made.Â In …

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99 Ways to Influence Change, #94: Incorporate into identity

Heather Stagl — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:37:31 +0000

When the change is truly accomplished, a necessary caveat is that the person who has gone through the change has in some way incorporated it into their identity.Â That is, …

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99 Ways to Influence Change, #93: Entertain

Heather Stagl — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:35:22 +0000

If you are an organizational change agent, think of yourself as the host of the change.Â Like the host of an event, it’s your role to decide whom to invite …

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99 Ways to Influence Change, #92: Set clear goals

Heather Stagl — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:34:01 +0000

A change initiative must have clear goals in order to succeed – otherwise, how would you know?Â Goals serve several purposes:Â They provide direction and alignment, so people know collectively …

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99 Ways to Influence Change, #91: Foster resilience

Heather Stagl — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:38:05 +0000

Resilience is the ability to bounce back after change.Â It is the speed with which things return to normal after a disruption.Â The more resilient people are in your organization, …

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99 Ways to Influence Change, #90: Establish deadlines

Heather Stagl — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:40:40 +0000

Tasks that are left open-ended have a tendency to be postponed indefinitely, especially when people are busy doing other things.Â Without a due date, activities that are easier, more fun, …

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