My Life in Leading Change
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As an industry, we've made an already complex experience even more complex (via change management). What are you doing as a Change Leader to simplify change? This is a personal introduction by Todd VanNest, Ph.D. who shares his journey to revolutionary thinking that can be applied by ANY leader of change. Dr. VanNest is an Author, Speaker, and Coach who specializes in helping companies re-ignite and recover failing or stalled initiatives and make the most of the resources they've already deployed to overcome repeated cycles of disappointment with change. He is the creator of "The LAST Word on Change."
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- 1. My Life in Change Todd A. VanNest, Ph.D. Founder, NEXT SUMMIT Creator, The LAST Word on Change TM
Editor's Notes
- WELCOME, I DECIDED TO POST THIS BRIEF PRESENTATION TO ILLUSTRATE MY OWN STORY AS A LEARNING, EVOLVING, AND PURPOSE-DRIVEN LEADER OF CHANGE. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE, AUTHOR STORIES WHERE I TELL YOU HOW BROKE I WAS, AND NOW WANT TO SELL YOU A SYSTEM FOR MAKING MONEY. ASIDE FROM VERY LEAN COLLEGE YEARS, I’VE NEVER BEEN BROKE. WHAT’S MORE, THIS STORY IS MORE FOCUSED ON A LIFE’S PURPOSE THAN SELLING. IT IS MY STORY, ONE ABOUT AN EVOLUTION OF INSIGHT AND PRACTICE – FROM COMMON, DEDICATED, AND STUPID, TOWARD HUMBLED, DEDICATED, AND WELL…A LOT SMARTER. IF YOU’RE A LEADER OF CHANGE, IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME THINGS SHARED HERE WILL RESONATE WITH YOU. C2A - AS YOU LISTEN AND READ, I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: IN MY DAY TO DAY LIFE AS A CHANGE LEADER, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF MY TIME IS SPENT MANAGING, AND WHAT PERCENT IS SPENT TRULY LEADING—BEING THE AUTHENTIC AND INFLUENTIAL LEADER I WANT TO BE? THANK YOU. I WISH YOU ABSOLUTELY THE VERY BEST IN YOUR OWN EFFORTS TO LEAD TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE.
- READ FIRST: LEADING CHANGE IS NOT FOR THE WEAK-KNEED OR SMALL THINKERS. LIKE MOST OF YOU, I SUSPECT THAT I WAS MAGNETICALLY DRAWN TO THE ARENA OF TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE. NO DOUBT, IT’S HIGH RISK, HIGH-REWARD. OH, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ANYONE TELLING YOU THEY CAN ELIMINATE THAT RISK AND KEEP YOU FROM ANY DISAPPOINTMENT WITH CHANGE IF YOU BUY THEIR MODEL, THEIR CONSULTING, OR THEIR TOOLS…WELL, I SUSPECT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH REGARD TO AWARD THOSE ‘BLOKES. I’M STILL PASSIONATE ABOUT LEADING CHANGE BECAUSE I’VE SEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE, BEEN HUMBLED BY THE PROCESS AND THINGS BOTH IN- AND OUTSIDE MY CONTROL, AND WORKED SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH TOO MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE SURRENDERED THEIR LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSULTANTS, PROCESS MANAGEMENT, AND WELL…CHANCE. THIS IS NO WAY TO LEAD OR SUCCEED. THAT’S WHY I AM PLEASED TO SHARE MY LEARNINGS WITH YOU.
- READ FIRST: AGAIN, LIKE MANY OF YOU, I’VE BEEN DRAWN TO LEADING CHANGE BECAUSE IT CAN BE HEADY, INCREDIBLY ENERGIZING AND REWARDING WORK. WE ALL KNOW ABOUT WORKING SMARTER AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT I CALL THE TRUISMS OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE (IT’S REPEATED IN EVERY “PROPRIETARY” MODEL WE’VE EVER READ—SO IT’S NOT UNIQUE), BUT IT RINGS TRUE WITH OUR OWN EXPERIENCE:
- READ FIRST: THE CHALLENGE FOR EACH OF US, CERTAINLY ONE I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT TAKING ON, IS THAT IN SEARCH OF WORKING SMARTER, APPLYING MORE AND MORE SOPHISTICATED APPROACHES TO CHANGE, WE’RE NO MORE SUCCESSFUL AS AN INDUSTRY THAN YEARS AGO (RECENT STUDY CONFIRMS 70%) READ AFTER BULLETS: SO, I BEGAN APPLYING A NEW DISCIPLINE THAT I FOUND LEADING TO BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS IN EXECUTIVE COACHING—DRIVING FOR SIMPLIFICATION. THE LAST WORD ON CHANGE IS, IN PART, THE PRODUCT OF TAKING THIS THINKING THROUGH THE RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PROCESS WITH MANY CLIENTS STRUGGLING TO MAKE CHANGE WORK.
- SEE CASE STUDY ON OUR SITE: HIGHLIGHTS DRAMATIC CONSEQUENCES FACED BY A GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY STRUGGLING WITH KEEPING CHANGE ON TRACK AND PUTTING COMPLIANCE IN JEOPARDY. ONLY COPYRIGHTED SET OF LEADING INDICATORS!
- IF I HAVE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO PASS ALONG TO ALL VIEWERS, ONE THAT HAS FUNDAMENTALLY SAVED THE INITIATIVES AND THE CAREERS OF CHANGE LEADERS WITH WHOM I’VE WORKED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS ON THESE DISCIPLINES, IT’S THIS: ADOPT A PROCESS FOR MANAGING CHANGE, BUT DO NOT ABDICATE YOUR LEADERSHIP TO THAT PROCESS, CONSULTANTS CONNECTED TO THAT MODEL, OR A DISTRIBUTED GROUP OF RANDOM SOULS… STAY AUTHENTIC PASSIONATELY PURSUE THE POWER OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY FOCUS ON GATING THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH LEADING INDICATORS OF SUCCESS ANY MANAGER CAN ADMINISTER A PROGRAM, BUT LEADING REQUIRES A TRUE DISCIPLINE OF COURAGE AND AUTHENTICITY…AGAIN, NOT THINGS TO DELEGATE TO OTHERS.
- As I’VE SAID, I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING OTHERS RESTORE LEADERSHIP TO THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT EQUATION…SO MUCH SO, IT’S BECOME A CENTRAL PURPOSE. IF THIS PERSPECTIVE HAS PIQUED YOUR INTEREST, YOU MAY FOLLOW ANY OF THE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU.