MODULE 3 OF 18
Why Changes Fail
What lessons can we learn from changes that did not succeed?
This module introduces the reasons why achieving sustained changes within organizations is difficult. It emphasizes the importance of managing the human aspects in order to ensure that change initiatives are successful.
Every Change Activation Toolkit module features
Benefits
This module will activate your organization to:
- communicate the contribution that change activities make to long-term organizational success when requesting resources from senior leaders
- warn organizational leaders of the poor outcomes that many organizations suffer when they fail to engage their people effectively through change initiatives
- consider the metaphor of ships being lost at sea whilst enroute to their destination, highlighting the importance of an active, thoughtful and considered approach to managing changes
- promote a clear understanding of the nature of the risks involved in successfully implementing an organizational change initiative
- reinforce the importance of the active sponsorship of senior leaders in successful change
- brief managers and supervisors on the importance of their involvement in change initiatives
- remind leaders of the importance of reinforcing the change and cementing it into the organization’s culture after the bulk of a change initiative’s activities are completed
- appreciate the importance of the discipline of change management and the role that organizational change practitioners play in ensuring positive outcomes
- contextualize the role that change managers play in helping organizations to shift how they operate to students and others unfamiliar with change management
Learning objectives
This module will empower your teams and individuals to:
- understand why the majority of change efforts do not fully achieve their objectives
- recognize common challenges that organizations undergo in change initiatives
- be aware that the human aspect of change is a crucial element in successful change management
- understand the importance of measuring progress throughout and after the implementation of a change initiative in order to help determine its effectiveness
This module is ideal for use at this stage of change implementation:
Pre-implementation During Implementation Post-implementation Compatibility
This module will boost engagement levels during the following change methodology stages:
Change Management Methodology Stage / phase AIM (Accelerated Implementation Methodology) Build Change Agent Capability Prosci Enterprise Change Management Model Strategy Bridges Leading Transition Model for Change The Neutral Zone Beckhard and Harris Change Management Process Establishing the need for change John Kotter Eight Step Model for Change Establish a sense of urgency The Change Leader’s Roadmap model Phase I – Prepare to Lead the Change Kubler Ross Change Curve Model Shock LaMarsh Change Management Model Plan and Prepare the Change People Centered Implementation (PCI) Model Shared Change Purpose Viral Change Roadmap Model Discovery General Electric Change Acceleration Process (CAP) Monitoring progress
Why Changes Fail