This time of year is one for making resolutions on how we are going to change in the coming year. We seek to improve ourselves and what we do. The goal is improvement over the past.
But the past is fickle. We remember the good and bad while forgetting the 80% of everything else. We overreach on what is needed for change. Change does not need to be going from not exercising to going to a gym three days a week – it’s too big of a change. It can be parking further from the door at work. It can be setting an Outlook reminder to walk around the office every 2 hours.
The same games for corporate change. Too often our strategies start with 2 to 5 years from now and forget about where the company currently is. But changing an organization means getting everyone from the top down involved and pushing in the same direction. It isn’t easy.
Change Management is the key to all of this. Knowing how to drive effective, lasting change is so important to the decision making process. Start with a Google search and get studying. Knowing more will make you better.