How To Lead Organizational Change Successfully

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Change is growth. No change, no growth. If you are not willing to change, you are not going to grow.

Change is doing things differently.

When it comes to changing your organization, according to Robert W. Jacobs, ‘Significant transformations call for the development of new structures, systems, practices, skills, and processes to support the successful institutionalization of these new ways of doing business.’

‘During real time strategic change events, leaders must use discretion in determining how much interpretation of the common database should be carried out by the large group.’

Leaders need to pay attention to the throttle of organizational change; keep closer than ever to stakeholders, especially internal ones; stay flexible; and continually review plans and progress.’

‘Cogent explanations of a leader’s own needs shape the purpose of the overall process and sometimes influence certain aspect of individual events.’

‘The leader of the change effort must sign up the top leadership they can provide for it.’

‘Organizational leaders must believe in what they are presenting.’

A system-wide paradigm shift needs to occur at some point in the process in order for a real time strategic change effort to succeed.’

Changes are made in how business gets done in the organization because everyone starts doing business differently.’

‘Change happens system-wide because everyone decides it is time.’

The only way to bring about significant change across the entire organization is for everybody- including you- to make it happen, to start doing things differently.’

Source:

Robert W. Jacobs (1994). Real Time Strategic Change: How to Involve an Entire Organization in Fast and Far-Reaching Change

Activating Your Own Soul Of Leadership

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‘Leaders with spiritual strength can inspire and motivate others ( often with stories of their own moral and spiritual journeys) and help the soul of leadership permeate the organization.’

‘Without the mind, the soul and heart may produce commitment but struggle to mobilize it in the right direction.’

Leadership is always a moral work. Leaders of teams and organizations hold the lives of people in their hands. Leadership is inherently aspirational- working toward something better. Leaders help people learn and grow and find meaning in their work.’

Leaders help people learn and grow and find meaning in their work.’-

Jonathan R. Clark & Erin E. Clark

Darkness damages people, destroys value, and if not checked, can ruin reputations, brands, assets, and the organization itself.’

Organizational darkness makes doing what is right more difficult. It damages people and destroys value. It is generated by arrogance, infighting, abuse, bullying, backstabbing, exploitation, harrassment, discrimination, corruption, fraud, and the waste of talent and capital.’

Darkness is like a giant, punitive tax on the organization. It drains the organization of energy and its sense of meaning and purpose. It is an immoral context in which the soul of leadership simply does not and cannot operate.’

‘Leadership involves hard decisions about tough problems.’

‘… the work of leadership is about change.’

Jonathan R. Clark & Erin E. Clark

Leadership seeks to make things better, both for the organization and its people and for the people it serves and influence.’

Organizational light comes from a supporting base of moral beliefs, values, and attitudes that support actions, behaviors, and practices that lift people, enhance vision, increase value, and create conditions for growth and increased strength in lives, reputations, assets, and the organization itself.’

Source:

Jonathan R. Clark & Erin E. Clark (2024). Leading Through Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership