The document discusses the inevitability and importance of embracing organizational change, emphasizing its psychological impact and the stages individuals go through during the process. It highlights the role of leadership in managing change and inspires readers to see themselves as leaders in their own right, regardless of title. Key concepts include the necessity of hope, resilience, and continuous learning as tools for navigating change effectively.

1. Embracing Organizational Change Dustin Howard, CISSP Vice-President, GRC Services Change: “you cannot run, you cannot escape”

2. Change: Inevitability Entrance Song: “you cannot run, you cannot escape” CHANGE A Promise to Fail (local AZ Band) Nothing endures but change . ( Heraclitus) Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix. (Christina Baldwin)

3. Dustin’s assignment Close out the Conference Motivate, challenge, and send the team back with enthusiasm Note: Friday afternoon, after a long three days So what about CHANGE?!?

4. Start with the NEED for Change

5. The Stages of Change Shock! Disbelief Self Doubt Acceptance Experimentation Search for Meaning Integration

6. There’s risk, fear, and possibly failure in change

7. Aspects of Change People define CULTURE CULTURE drives CHANGE PROCESS is the RESULT

8. Understanding Change Change can be scary due to the unknown But the results are positive if you influence them to be Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better. ( King Whitney Jr.)

9. PEOPLE Influence Change

10. Change is POWER This isn't good or bad. It's just the way of things. Nothing stays the same. Real Live Preacher

11. CHANGE can be GOOD CHANGE must have a good RESULT

12. How do we embrace change? The more things change, the more they remain... insane. Michael Fry and T. Lewis

13. CHANGE requires LEADERS EVERYONE is a LEADER regardless of title Robert Cooper on Leadership

14. Leadership is… The act of making a difference

15. Leadership is… The ability to achieve results through people

16. Leadership is… Who you are when no one else is looking

17. Leadership is… Connecting every day to your most enduring values

18. Leadership is… Greatness is born during tough times and unexpected circumstances Making adversity your ally…

19. Leadership is… Knowing that from time to time you have to look backward to see forward

20. Leadership is… Excelling instead of competing No one has to lose for you to win!!!

21. Leadership is… Having an irrational sense of hope

22. Leadership is… Knowing that every day you have the same number of minutes as: Lincoln Einstein Thoreau Galileo Mandela Gates Mother Teresa ANYONE

23. Leadership is… Aligning your daily efforts with BIG DREAMS and GREAT GOALS

24. Leadership is… Glancing farther ahead

25. Leadership is… Viewing life as a laboratory instead of a stage Changing times are meant to be a test of spirit, not theatrics

26. Leadership is… Knowing that the gap between what can be imagined and what can be accomplished has never been smaller

27. Leadership is… Learning faster than the world is changing

28. Leadership is… Constantly discovering and applying new strengths, talents, and passions

29. Leadership is… Acknowledging that every day is a battle for control Not of the world around you, but of your response to it

30. Leadership is… Envisioning how your choices and actions today may influence the next ten years

31. Leadership is… Never forgetting from how far back a human being can come and still make a difference

32. Leadership is… Knowing that your path has a purpose beyond where it leads

33. Leadership is… Knowing that the greatest risk in life is not to risk at all

34. Leadership is… Living so that when other people think of integrity, enthusiasm, commitment, and caring, They think of YOU

35. Leadership is… Knowing you can’t play it safe, sit this one out

36. Leadership is… Valuing even the smallest moments of inspiration

37. Leadership is… Facing the truth about weaknesses – first about yourself, and second in others – and managing these

38. Leadership is… Learning from every stumble and setback No defensiveness

39. Leadership is… Trusting enough to be trusted

40. Leadership The TIME is NOW

41. Leadership The LEADER is YOU

42. Leadership If not NOW, WHEN?

43. Questions? Embrace CHANGE! Good luck!!!