Are You Ready For Change?
The neuroscience underpinning organizational change provides a powerful new lens for understanding why change is hard, how people change and what contributes to organizational change readiness and capability.
Kurt Lewin, a thought leader in organizational change, believed that you learn the most about an organization when you try to change it. I believe that too.
As a leader and a change maker you have probably learned a great deal about your organization’s change readiness and capability.
Consider the attributes of ‘change readiness’ outlined below. Identify what is absolutely present and broadly demonstrated in your organization and also what is weak or missing.
A climate of respect, openness and transparency across levels, departments and disciplines
Leaders who are committed to their own development and the development of other people
Problem solving and improvement of work processes by the people doing the work
Commitment to constantly improving operating capability and individual and team performance
Timely information sharing that keeps people well informed of performance(progress and outcomes)
Continuous improvement using tests of change, experimentation and trial and learning
Capability of spreading what works and discarding what doesn’t
Evidence based decision- making
Commitment to knowing clients and customers and dialogue with and learning from them continuously
Leaders who model humility, openness, curiosity and commitment to learning
Leaders who encourage all employees to speak up and constantly challenge the status quo
Leaders who Involve everyone in continuous improvement and requisite change
Leaders who discourage corporate politics, silos, ‘them and us’ thinking and blame
Leaders who foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous learning and improvement.
How “change ready” is your organization?
Where are you getting close?
What is the greatest opportunity for improvement?
Brain Savvy Insights
Neuroscience (the study of the nervous system, including the brain) is providing powerful insights into: how the brain perceives and responds to change; what can be done to enable our brains to work at their best during uncertainty and ambiguity; how to build people’s readiness and capacity for transformative change, continuous learning and improvement and engaged team performance.
When these insights are combined with your desire to build new levels of change readiness and capability, breakthrough, sustainable results are within your reach!
