100 Great Handling Rapid Change Ideas

In this Book

• Know why you are there
• Understand the Expectations of Others
• Be Ready to be Your Own Barometer of Progress
• Recognise and Accept the Risks
• Accept the Inevitability of Surprises and Shocks
• Build on Successes
• Avoid Getting Over-Tired
• Manage Your Emotions
• Know How you Manage Stress
• Keep Your Personal Energy Recharged
• Know Your Priorities
• Recognise Your Impact on Others
• Don't Expect to be Liked or Thanked
• Learn From What Does not Work
• Hold Your Nerve
• Seek Out those with Experience
• Ask Neutral Advisors to Observe and Appraise
• Ensure Focused Coaching Conversations
• Know Whose Judgement to Trust
• Keep Triangulating Different Perspectives
• Take Your Strengths to the Next Level
• Take Stock on a Regular Basis
• Keep Taking Step Changes in Your Confidence
• Be Focused on Steering Rather than Rowing
• Keep Stretching your Boundaries of Understanding
• Stay Agile to Changes in Circumstances
• Keep Investing in your Skills
• Manage your Anxiety About your Less Strong Points
• Build A Range of Skills Around You
• Know How to Keep Resolute and be Modest
• Why Am I Here?
• What Am I Focused On?
• How Am I Behaving?
• When Do I Reflect?
• When Do I Act?
• Ensure Collective Ownership and Partnership
• Understand Hopes and Fears and Build Resilience
• Think Through the Consequences
• Enable Difficult Issues to be Faced Up To
• Bring Rooted Optimism
• Bring Clarity about Outcomes
• Be Ready to Handle the Storms
• Know When to Adapt Your Approach
• Know When to Hold Fast
• Manage the Pace
• Think Ahead to See Opportunities
• Anticipate Problems and be Ready to Respond Quickly
• Build Dynamic Alliances
• Raise the Sights of Your Team
• Draw on External Expertise
• Listen in Order to Understand
• Know and Respect your Audience
• Use a Variety of Communication Approaches
• Recognise the Power of Instant Communication
• Know when it is Your Message to Give
• Keep it Simple and Clear
• Balance Consistency and Freshness
• Build Continuous Feedback into Your Approach
• Keep People's Attention and Engagement
• Show Measured and Deliberate Emotion
• Know Who are your Champions
• Know how you Inspire People
• Recognise and Convince Sceptics
• Work with those Who are Influential
• Build A Bank of Goodwill
• Build Trust
• Define Shared Values
• Stick to Your Values, Whatever the Provocation
• Know How You Handle Ethically Difficult Issues
• Retain your Integrity, Whatever Happens
• Build Team Credibility
• Establish the Facts Behind Changes in Attitudes
• Disseminate the Evidence of Progress
• Deal with Untruths Firmly
• Prepare Carefully for Difficult Conversations
• Create an Environment of Continuous Learning
• Be deliberate in Recruiting for Attitude
• Spot and Fill Gaps
• Keep Building the Capability and Resilience of Teams
• Encourage People to be Curious
• Recognise Signs of Fatigue and Staleness
• Understand the Stimulus Needed to Keep Engagement High
• Be Mindful of the Hygiene Factors
• Delegate Responsibility Whenever you can
• Keep Watching, Observing and Responding
• Know the Stories that People are Telling Each Other
• Keep the Rationale for Change Clear, Unambiguous and Repeat it
• Ensure the Narrative is Up-To-Date and Relevant
• Avoid Narrative Churn
• Explain Carefully when and why the Narrative has Changed
• Log the Progress Made
• Celebrate and have Fun Together
• Articulate the Benefits Flowing From Change
• Be Excited about what is Going to Happen Next
• Ensure the Casualties are Looked After
• Recharge Your Batteries
• Update Your Narrative
• Ditch Outdated Perceptions
• Keep an Open Mind
• Remember why you are There