Change Enablement
Change enablement is fundamentally about adapting quckly and effectively to the changes that happen and as importantly taking the people around us on the journey as seamlessly and effectively as possible.
In working with the Logistics Institute on their new PCE designation, who knew that we would have to completely reengineer the program for remote delivery. Gone were all the free format activities, physical interactiona and opportunities to break bread together. In their place a rigorous focus on the practical immediate application to people's work, if it is not directly applicable it was scrapped. It proved to be an extraordinary opportunity to create an engaging and practically focused program, full of activities directly linked to enhancing the success of the participants.
Four days where the whole team could work on specific challenges their organization faces and create flexible and relevant strategies for dealing with them. Each person had to bring a specific challenge they faced and across the time together build a strategy and plan of action to move the situation forward.
Leveraging our change strategy tool set we collectively diagnosed the sticking points and worked to create specific and deliverable plans for moving forward.
The participants could not have been any more fantastic. They showed up for four long days straight on Zoom and brought their ideas and energy to solving corporate and public sector change challenges.
Given this was a Logistics Institute program it had to balance practical applicability with academic rigour so there was lot to cover. So days ended with participants muttering "I have a lot to think about before tomorrow" and yet there they were the next day having absorbed the ideas and ready to go.
Things we demonstrated from the event:
- Change Enablement does empower executives and managers to lead their own change programs.
- You don't need 100's of consulting hours to create an effective change plan or strategy.
- Providing a flexible toolset and the understanding to deploy the right tool, to the person who has to get the work done, is way more effective than hiring outside help to figure it out.
- You don't need large numbers of activities (jump ups, lego, bonding time) if you are directly applying the learning to real projects that enable the participants to do their jobs better. If you all commit to moving everyone forward with passion guess what bonding happens.
A huge thank to the Logistics Institute for commissing the program and to the participants for showing up every day. I love my job :).
Owner, Founder & Chief Consulting Officer of Dannie Yung
4 年Thank you for sharing, Simon. I would imagine we need to be always prepared and ready before we can be adapting quickly and effectively to the changes. Also find large number of activities are not necessary, sometimes they distract,.. best when they are motivated to own the problem, start thinking and innovating,.. Cheers, Simon. Wish you safe, healthy and well.