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.” — Machiavelli’s 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

Relate to the vision.

Expect personal gain.

Give input.

Respect the leader.

Believe the time is right.

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

No sense of urgency

No guiding coalition

Lacking vision

Under communicating

Permitting obstacles

No short-term wins

Declaring victory too soon

Not anchoring changes

Insight # 2: Leaders need to bring people with them.

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

But I’m so comfortable…

Leaders disturb the comfortable...

… and comfort the disturbed.

Insight # 3: Leaders create the conditions where people can motivate themselves.

Golden Rule “ Treat others as you would like to be treated.” Remember the…

“ Treat others as you would like to be treated.”

That’s Good…

But It’s Not Enough

Leaders Follow the Platinum Rule “ Treat others the way they want to be treated.”

“ Treat others the way they want to be treated.”

Leaders ignite the passion of others by creating an answer to the “what’s-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

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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/