Leading The Change

1. CGM Change Leaders
Dr. Leahcim Semaj
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Change in Organizations
• Whether it involves
• Reengineering
• Restructuring
• Quality efforts
• Cultural renewal
• Is complex, dynamic, messy, and scary
• Often unsuccessful
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3. Change Cannot be Managed
• Leaders will be required to:
•Buy the changes designed
•Live the changes implemented
•Sell the changes to all
•Enforce the changes at all levels
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4. Are You Ready?
•Are willing to live Your mission?
•Do You All share the vision?
•Are You ready to live the values?
•Failure is NOT an option!!
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5. The Change Leaders
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NAME FREQ
Saundra Baliey 29
Mureen Thomas 27
Jennifer Figeroa 19
Matthew Pragnell 15
Damion White 8
Tanya Gordon 7
Carol Barnett 7
Kameelia Rochenter-Wilson 6
Camille Wilson 6
Tashana Swaby-Scott 5

6. LEADING CHANGE:
If the Change Leaders are not converted to
becoming defenders, promoters and enforcers
of the change, they will lead the resistance to
sabotage the change.
This is war. What should the general do?
Dr. Leahcim Semaj
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Despite the Best Efforts
•Of intelligent, well-educated,
and experienced senior
managers
•Change programs are more
likely to fail than succeed
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Why?
• Organizations are overmanaged
and underled
• Most of today’s experienced
executives were never taught to
lead
• They were taught to manage
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9. Questions
1. What are the biggest challenges that face the leadership team now?
2. What are the biggest challenges that face the organisation?
3. What are the biggest challenges facing the industry?
4. How can the leadership team and the organisation respond to/mitigate and
or take advantage of what is happening now
1. in the team,
2. organisation
3. and industry?
5. How can 'we' re-imagine the future of CGM Gallagher?
6. Can we create the future we want for CGM Gallagher?
1. What is required?
2. What do we need to change?
3. What do we need to stop doing?
4. What do we need to start doing?
These questions should allow for 'deep dive thinking', brand new ideas and new
ways at looking at old problems.
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10. Rule # 7: You Must Work Through
The 5 Stages Of Team Development
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Forming
Storming
TransformingNorming
Performing

11. Leahcim Semaj, Ph.D.
Chief Ideator & Resultant
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