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Creating Change Challenging Assumptions to Achieve Improvement and Competitive Advantage |
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By Vadim Kotelnikov, Founder, Ten3 BUSINESS e-COACH, 1000ventures.com
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"Seizing the initiative can make all the difference between winning and loosing." Thomas Davis III |
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Balanced Organization: 5 Basic Elements Leadership (Fire):
Change Creates Opportunities Change creates opportunities, but only for those who recognize and seize it. "Seeing is the first step, seizing the second, and continuously innovating is the third."3 Innovation redefines growth opportunities.
As current products are becoming obsolete faster than
ever, in order to survive and prosper, organizations continually need to
improve, innovate and modify their products and services.
Breaking the Rules So what separates extraordinary leaders from proponents of the status quo? They break the rules. Except, not in an arbitrary or capricious way. When you look at examples of extraordinary leadership, like the Founding Fathers of the United States or Jack Welch of GE, certain practices or principles become apparent. To start, there is a declaration of what the future will be. There is also a purpose, something to stand for. And finally, there is a clearly articulated commitment... More Case in Point Lessons from Jack Welch Jack Welch, the legendary former CEO of GE, encouraged colleagues to never stop thinking about the need for change. He advised his managers:
Welch was telling employees at the factory level, "Make decision yourself. If you're confident that you are right about something, don't just sit back and give in: you can change things, and urge change upon your boss."
Understanding What's Going On in the Real World... A Clue to Successful Change Management... Change and Leadership... Internal and External Sources of Changes... Anticipate Change... Five Drivers of Change... Change Management Is Not Problem Solving... Change Before You Have To... Strategic Change Management... Viewing Your Business with an Outsider's Eyes... 80/20 Thinking... Create Change for Competitive Advantage... Creating Change: Twin Strategies... Creating Change: Steps to Establishing a New Balance... How To Ask Searching Questions... Lead Change... Methods for Dealing with Resistance to Change... Make Quick Decisions... Manage Organizational Change... Motivate Employees to Embrace Change... Lead Behavioral Change... Tips for Setting and Communicating the Vision... Beer's Formula for Leading Change... Sustainable Ability to Change... Successful Change Efforts... Milestone-based Thinking... Case in Point Lee Iacocca... Case in Point GE... Case in Point British Petroleum...
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