No surgeon would ever enter the operating room without a refined understanding of the relevant anatomy and physiology. Yet one of the compelling reasons for the chronically high failure rates of change initiatives is a limited appreciation for the fact that change comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. Beyond this, there is recognition that the processes and skills necessary to run an organization are quite different from the processes and skills needed to change an organization. Add to this the all too familiar refrain, "I want our organization to be the best...but I don't want it to change" and we recognize why we are having this workshop - to provide a framework and tools that make the change process clear and effective and to have the innovation endure.
- Why Do So Many Change Initiatives Fail and How Do We Get Them To Succeed?
- Examine both the forces of change and equally powerful resistances to change
- Understand why the human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein - it rejects it and often tries to destroy it
- Mind the gap between entrepreneurial thought and action
- Spotlight four underappreciated reasons why changes initiatives so often fail
- Where Are You On Innovation's Curve? A Typology for Change Initiatives and Why IT² Matters
- Consider various types of change initiatives along a continuum from evolutionary to revolutionary
- Understand why you should not launch and lead change initiatives as if they were all the same
- Explore a change initiative portfolio allocation model along with a projected ROI (Return on Innovation)
- How Important Is Innovation to the Success of Your Organization?
- Analyze why slashing operating costs has offered a short term gain and why a balanced portfolio of change initiatives offers the far greater opportunity to create a unique and adaptable competitive advantage
- Evaluate the hidden costs of change
- Assess the painful paradox of change
- How Do We Create the Change We Wish to See? Seven Critical Success Factors
- Develop capacity and infrastructure to make change happen and stick
- Critical thinking is all about asking questions: discover how seven Critical Success Factors are transformed into Change Success Factors using seven probe questions
There will be a workshop networking and refreshment break from 3:00 - 3:15 pm. All workshop and main Congress attendees are invited to our Insider's Reception on Sunday, March 22, 6:00 - 7:30 pm.
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