Leading Change

insight wisdom perspective

A Brief Visual Narrative by Adam Walz

Insight #1: Change can be hard. It requires time and attention

It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.
Machiavellis The Prince

People Support Change When They

Relate to the vision.
Expect personal gain. Give input.

Respect the leader.

Believe the time is right.

Source: 1996, Leading Change, John Kotter

Eight Common Errors

No sense of urgency No guiding coalition Lacking vision Under communicating Permitting obstacles No short-term wins Declaring victory too soon Not anchoring changes

Source: 1996, Leading Change, John Kotter

Insight Leaders need to bring people with them.

#2:

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.
Henry Ford

But Im so comfortable

Leaders disturb the comfortable...

and comfort the disturbed.

Insight Leaders create the conditions where people can motivate themselves.

#3:

Remember the

Golden Rule
Treat others as you would like to be treated.

Thats Good

But Its Not Enough

Leaders Follow the Platinum Rule

Treat others the way they want to be treated.

Leaders ignite the passion of others by creating an answer to the whats-in-it-for-me question

So what?

3 Things

Perspective is worth 80 IQ points.

Alan Kay

"The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most worth doing."
Winifred Holtby

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.
Jean Giraudoux

Image Attributions
Slide 1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolodecampo/827613054/ Slide 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedguy49/146343525/

Slide 4: http://www.morguefile.com/archive/?display=107579&
Slide 5: http://www.flickr.com/photos/procsilas/56328024/ Slide 6: ttp://www.whitesharktrust.org/pages/mediaarticle/media25.html Slide 8: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thiru/425038505/ Slide 9: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelens/494443057/ Slide 10: http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrojp/92038203/ Slide 11: http://flickr.com/photos/cheesepicklescheese/2035273750/ Slide 13: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thiru/258086971/ Slide 15: http://flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/217836017/ Slide 16: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eelssej_/406623767/ Slide 17: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandj98/269326483/ Slide 19: http://www.flickr.com/photos/al-fassam/202501448/ Slide 20: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carboila/411940266/ Slide 21: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sookie/254118388/

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