change finale

Last blog on the topic of change. To be honest, I think the key to change is really not about these theories but rather if you want to implement a change just do the following:-

(i) have a solid ground for change
(ii) what is the change
(iii) communicate this change
(iv) Put an end to the people who refuse to change

Simple and make sense?!

Communicate, Communicate & more Communicate

Ah! yet another week with another blog requirement. Really need to start on my assignment. I have borrowed a book from ULC. It’s called Making change happen one person at a time: assessing change capacity within your organisation by Bishop Charles, Jr but have not even have time to start reading it. Really need to make time for it.

Change is inevitable. After a long battle for a period that feels like century I thought I am going to give myself a break. No more change for a while. Well, one can plan and god will decide. Today is like any other day apart from the fact that I was running really late and need to drop off my children at the nanny’s place. Every morning, they would want me to go round a park before arriving at the nanny’s house but this morning I really don’t have the time to do that and all the previous experiences told me that my children will put up a good fight against my decision. Armed with this knowledge, I decided to explain to each of them separately the reason why I cant do the routine (the need for a change). As I took my time to explain to them and in fact even asked them if it is ok for me not to use the normal route. After tough negotiation, we agreed that they will agree for me to take the shortcut and I agree to let them have ice-cream in the evening.

Guess what it was great. No tantrum no fight and everyone hit the road happily. The lesson learnt, communicate, communicate and communicate!!

Perseverance!

How do you deal with someone who agrees to implement the change together with you on the surface but did the opposite in reality?

Remember one of the technique learnt is that to involve all your stakeholders early and try to include those that have strongest resistance. After all the reasoning, heated discussion and continue coaching and just when you think you have succeeded in getting through the hardest resistance of all, you found out that you are actually just kidding yourself. What do you do?

Persevere, persevere and persevere is the only way out!!!! Just like a Chinese saying “a drop of water can break a rock”, where there is a will, there is a way. Go! Go! Go!!!