A good laugh about change management – Top change management comic strips
Resistance to change
Expecting resistance to change and planning for it from the start of your change management progamme will allow you to effectively manage objections. Understanding the most common reasons people object to change gives you the opportunity to plan your change strategy.
Internal communication
This cartoon shows the importance of communicating and being prepared for change. Even a “small change” like the cartoon shows can have disastrous consequences if everyone isn’t on the same page. Everyone needs to be on board and in the loop.
Embrace change
Change is a constant in business today – in fact, it’s the only thing that’s guaranteed! Yet, if it’s so common, why do so many organizations get it wrong?
The vast majority of companies continue to just hope that employees of their change initiatives will simply embrace the changes thrust upon them. But that approach hardly ever works.
A compelling story
Change management require a compelling change story, communicating it to employees and following it up with ongoing communications and involvement.
Toxic organizational culture
Watch out for surefire indicators of toxicity! Complacency is a dangerous culture
What if we don’t change
Change is a constant in business today – in fact, it’s the only thing that’s guaranteed! Organizations don’t change. People do – or they don’t
Change isn’t coming, it is already here
It’s becoming increasingly clear that change is not a once-in-a-while thing but something that is going to be happening all the time.
Who wants change? Who wants to change? Who wants to lead change?
Leading transformational change requires an intimate understanding of the human side.
Change management requires leadership clarity and alignment
Many leaders still believe that “we” need to change “them” is the way forward.
Engage people at all levels of the organization
Increasing engagement should be a strategic priority! – Increase engagement when leading change.
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Change management is the discipline that guides how we prepare, equip and support individuals to successfully adopt change in order to drive organizational success and outcomes.
An interesting equation to take into account would be:
Resistance = inappropriate approach or procedure …..
I agree Jacques. In my experience, a robust change management approach, including active and visible sponsorship, can reduce/eliminate resistance. Does anyone else out there agree that organizations would benefit from an increased awareness of how change management delivers results?
Torben,
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Best Wishes,
Ganges
They’re pretty interesting and yet entertaining comic strips about change management.
Torben, as always you give us great insights into our loved to be hated discipline. Yes many i recognise as well as the slow change that has taken place over the years. incremental or evolutionary also works, of course the outcomes are uncertain, so we push on looking at the communities to engage the change. rgds
How many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb? Only one, but the light bulb has to want to change.
I loved all the strips Torben. We see all these everyday. While reading through I was actually placing myself in different characters in different strips 🙂 Love reading your articles. Thanks for sharing!
Regards
Abhipsa