DELIVERING SUCCESSFUL
CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION
Right Time, Right Thing, Right Way
Organisational change is a constant in most organisations. External and internal factors make change inevitable, unavoidable and absolutely necessary.
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Unfortunately, research shows that most change and transformation initiatives fail to get their intended outcomes and can easily do harm to an organisation.
Understanding the context for organisation change is a key first step. Organisational change is a constant in many organisations.
The drivers for change may include
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Changing demands from the market, changing pressures and priorities from customers and suppliers
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New business opportunities
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Economic shifts and challenging business conditions
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Changing needs and demands of the executive, investors, staff and other stakeholders
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Cost pressures
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Competitive pressure
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Changes in technology
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Social change and new social priorities
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Changes in strategic objectives.
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Government legislation and initiatives.
So for most ‘change is the only constant’. Unfortunately, research shows that most change and transformation initiatives fail to get their intended outcomes and often do harm to an organisation.
Successful transformation occurs when what’s driving change from the outside and what’s driving the response to the change on the inside are well aligned. When purpose, objectives, strategy, structure, process, systems, capabilities and people are aligned there is a significant chance of a change becoming an improvement! For success there must be a clear, compelling rationale that leaders and the workforce alike accept and are committed to.
A constructive way to start the journey of change and transformation is to use the Sequencing Globe, one of many practical powerful tools for change in our toolbox. The Globe helps us to think clearly through the steps needed to create positive change, to establish an initial articulation of where we are starting from , what outcomes do we want to achieve, what needs to change, and to start to answer the question of how best to make those changes.