Change Management

Installing change throughout an organization is not the same as realizing the value from that change.

The laws of nature dictate all living entities must change, adapt, grow and evolve to keep pace with their environment.

Corporate survival demands exactly the same response to today’s ever-changing, highly competitive business world. What worked yesterday may simply not be right today. Ever-changing customer preferences and habits, increasing global competitive pressures and personnel turnover all mean organizations have to adapt to keep a competitive advantage.

Yet not all organizations manage change effectively.

How can some companies implement a strategic vision to bring positive changes that add to their organization’s performance... and bottom line? While other companies flounder and can’t deliver the promise of that vision effectively on strategy, on time and on budget?

What’s the secret that makes some better at it than others?

The answer is simple really: it’s all about how change is implemented, managed and in the end, conquered for positive gains. It means having the ability to evolve at the right pace and the right time. And that means having leadership with the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver.

Change, either at an individual level or on an organizational-wide scale, is hard and it doesn’t come easily—that’s why we need to plan to conquer.

It’s critical we know and understand why it’s important and commit to seeing through to results. We need to have the “vision” of implementing change if we want to conquer change. This is why leadership of change requires people with exceptional leadership qualities.

The good news is that leadership skills can be developed... learned... and applied successfully.

What are the risks to large, complex strategic change for your organization?

  • Lack of visible sponsorship and leadership
  • Little collaboration across teams, business units and within organization
  • Capability of the “change” team to be agents of change
  • Capacity of the people to accept change
  • Culture of the organization—how they behave towards change
  • Resistance to change

How does Conquering Change then work to help you manage and mitigate these risks to realize the value of your vision?

What usually happens in our assignments with large organizations—working with a leader on supporting strategic change—is that the “people-side of change” comes to the forefront. Although each situation is unique, our approach is generally to start coaching leadership positions to better prepare to:

  • Know what are the elements of good sponsorship
  • How to be great sponsors
  • Grow that capacity for performance and productivity by learning to think effectively and to better cope with change and growing complexity
  • How to build capability on their team
  • How to measure their sponsorship effectiveness
  • Be aware of cultural norms and how to build an environment to accept change within the organizations culture

Conquering Change will coach, facilitate and consult individuals and teams using two world-class business based tools. Conquering Change will work with you to develop and connect cognitive and emotional intelligence to help people achieve greater effectiveness.

Who hires a professional coach?

1. Organizations often hire a Professional Coach to help key executives develop the leadership skills that will help them—and the organization—to achieve and realize the full potential value of their long-term vision. Conquering Change will work with you and your team to help achieve greater effectiveness.

2. Individuals can hire a Professional Coach to help them achieve their career and personal life goals. Each individual situation is unique and Conquering Change will work with them to assess and develop the cognitive and emotional abilities needed to make the right decisions to reach their target.