During any change effort, the leaders of an organization are key to bringing about a successful outcome by visibly supporting and leading the effort. Learn the surprising data that shows why leaders are hesitant, or worse, won’t engage their employees. This workshop presentation provides you with key insights, specific actions and new technology methods, to help you build stronger leader engagements, and ultimately, successful change projects. Winning the leaders of the organization’s support will not only improve project success, but establish you, as a trusted adviser.

1. Kevin Rohan
CEO – Real World Change Management
Leading Leaders Through Change

2. What’s Your Story?
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3. Only 40% of Projects Succeed
2http://www.pmi.org/learning/pulse.aspx

4. Poll Everywhere
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Have you been involved in projects that
had to be done more than once?
Yes
No

5. Transactional or Transformational
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6. Most Focus on Things
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7. 6
Why it’s Hard

8. Employees’ Expectations in Change
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9. Active Sponsors
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http://www.pmi.org/lea rning /pulse.a spx

10. Why Great Managers are Rare
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11. Only 3 in 10
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Gallup: State of the American Manager 2015 http://www.gallup.com/busine ssjourna l/1 82228 /manager s-engag ed-jobs.aspx

12. Poll Everywhere
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Grade your leaders in people skills:
A
B
C

13. Getting ready = Keep it Simple
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14. The Vision Must be Clear
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15. It’s Bigger than You Think
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16. 15
Disengaged Managers…
Create Disengaged Employees

17. To Win with Leaders
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Go for Additive Effects

18. Change Math
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E=MC
2
F
3
6x6
5min8sechttp://assistedlivingtoday.com/p/resources/social-media-is-ruining-our-minds-infographic/

19. 18
Leverage Tech
…short video, text, updates, messages

20. Internal Sites
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Project FAQ Next 60
New Look Training Contacts
…information as needed

21. Emotion Analytics
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…measure feedback, test messages + adjust
http://www.emotient.com
http://www.affectiva.com/solutions/emotion-as-a-service/

22. Competency
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Standards
Competency Model
Job Level Requirements
Self
Assessment
Development
Identification
Development Plan
Development
Closure
Development
Completed
…software to identify and track development

23. Success = 3 Focus’
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Understand Leader Challenges
Leverage Technology
Improve Engagement