This tool encourages change sponsors to consider their own characteristics and how these influence the change environment; they are asked to reflect on seven sponsor characteristics: the primary sponsor, the mediator, the unblocker, the purse holder, the mediator, the planner, and the visionary
This tool enables change leaders to outline the activities to which each internal/external sponsor, senior executive, and employee has committed in support of the change initiative; thus creating a summary or roadmap
This worksheet accompanies the ‘Managing Resistance’ module and invites change leaders and managers to identify the primary reasons their people resist change and plan how best to overcome or mitigate the damaging impact of their resistance While this is particularly useful when planning a change that may be unpopular due to perceived negative impacts on …
This template is a guide for development of a ‘risk mitigation’ plan for a change project Given that some form of sponsor/group resistance is likely during a change initiative, this tool enables change leaders and managers to identify likely forms of resistance, possible preventative actions, ways of assessing the damaging impact of the resistance if …
This tool helps leaders and manager better understand the culture of the organization/group that is impacted most by the change by considering the various key elements of organizational culture outlined in the module ‘Culture and Change’: values, belief systems, dominant leadership styles, collective assumptions, myths & stories, rituals, character, and orientation
Organizational changes often require individuals to adopt new behaviors and learn new skills This template guides leaders and managers to consider the learning needs of each stakeholder or stakeholder group in order for the change initiative to achieve success The tool assists in identifying the best learning methodology/ies to most effectively fill the gaps discovered …
Coaching team members who are involved with a change project is an extremely good way to ensure they feel supported, are heard, have guidance to assist them to resolve challenges they are facing, and can access resources that can help them on their change journey This template helps managers and leaders more effectively coach their …
Proving the effectiveness of a change initiative is critically important; this tool ensures that change leaders have pro-actively conducted the benefits analysis and identified the leading and lagging measures so the organization will clearly understand the impact of the change initiative as well as its effectiveness of the change initiative itself You may wish to …
This template is a reference tool that illustrates how a change initiative is planned as a project, and the ways in which the various stages are coordinated
