Leadership

Change is not easy, but it is simple. Things will always change. We don’t have a choice about that, but we do have a choice on how we react to change; and, as a leader, whether or not we choose to create change. The choice really boils down to this… either we manage change or it will manage us. With these 6 tips, you can start inspiring your team through any organizational change.

1. Walk away from outdated beliefs and practices. How? Forget for Success. Remove flawed data from your memory banks and free up space for more of the "right stuff".
2. What are you good at? Focus on Your Strengths and make them all they can be.
3. Inertia can stop you in your tracks if you don't act quickly. Lead with Speed and never underestimate the significance of early victories.
4. Accept personal responsibility for your behavior and results. Once you do that, you can Inspire Personal Accountability in each individual in your company.
5. Change takes courage, and big change cannot happen unless you Take Calculated Risks.
6. There are many challenges along the way to change because changes takes time to take root. But if you plant the right seeds and Respect the Growing Process, you will see great things happen!

From Mac Anderson and Tom Feltenstein

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Success doesn't happen by accident. It starts with an unwavering commitment from the leaders to build a dedicated team of passionate people who serve their boss…THE CUSTOMER.

Because resources are so important to us, we've gone well beyond merely relying on goal action plans to ensure efficiency. The best example of this is a workshop-wide team we created called "Waste Watchers" (again, no connection with my girth). The sole purpose of the group is to identify and eliminate inefficient/wasteful business practices. The following presents just a few of the strategies they've come up with to help us do more with less. I offer it as yet another gift to you.

At some point in your life, you've probably known a great leader. What was it about them that inspired you? Energized you to do your very best?