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Why trust matters during organizational change

Wendy Hirsch

Key Points — Trust and Organizational Change Trust reflects how willing a person is to give up some control or accept vulnerability related to another person or group. Leading change in an organization can sometimes feel like being on one side of a vast chasm, with everyone else on the other side.

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How to estimate the effort required to implement organizational change (METHODS + EXAMPLES)

Wendy Hirsch

Evaluating complexity of a change is an inexact science, but a variety of tools and methods are available to aid in the process. A failure to recognize the full significance of a workplace change is at the heart of many challenges faced in organizational change implementation.

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How to estimate the complexity of organizational change and the effort required to implement it. (METHODS + EXAMPLES)

Wendy Hirsch

Evaluating complexity of a change is an inexact science, but a variety of tools and methods are available to aid in the process. A failure to recognize the full significance of a workplace change is at the heart of many challenges faced in organizational change implementation.

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The best leadership structure for your organizational change

Wendy Hirsch

Key Points The leadership structure of an organizational change effort should be tailored to the needs of the change and the context of the organization. While common, a single-leader model is usually only workable for small changes with low complexity. In sum, the answer to the question “who is a (best) change leader?”

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Five things to communicate in all organizational changes

Wendy Hirsch

We also know that during changes, people are looking for a few things: a) useful information, b) that answers their basic questions, c) in a timely way. Multiple studies indicate that negative reactions to a change — such as cynicism or turnover intention — tend to stabilize amongst those who are provided explanations. Jimmieson, N.

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Progress Comes Incrementally Then Suddenly

Scott Elbin

My first attempts were in yoga teacher training in the summer of 2013. I find it’s true as much on the organizational level as the individual level. Take large scale organizational change for example. Then, one night, all of the sudden, I’m doing wheel pose. Progress came incrementally, then suddenly.

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Change Skills for Leaders: An Overview

Wendy Hirsch

Key Points Organizational change doesn’t just happen, it needs to be led. Competent change leadership is associated with a variety of positive outcomes, such as reduced stress and increased openness to change, as well as increased likelihood of change success. The network secrets of great change agents.