There have been a variety of valuable presentations, posts and conversations lately as a number of us have been considering what are sound approaches to help create wider Enterprise 2.0 use in organizations. These are conversations about what is generally called "change management." In these conversations, many of us are speaking about the Enterprise 2.0 tools as well as the ways of working and structuring work that support optimum use of these tools. These ways of working and structuring include increased participation and collaboration and flatter organizations to name just a few.
I have been involved in large-scale change projects for many years. In most of these efforts, there has been a focus on implementing state-of-the art technological tools as well as on how to create a high performing, more collaborative organization. These two goals have been seen as mutually supportive. This is pretty much in line with the goals we are speaking of for Enterprise 2.0.
I would like to set out what I believe are some enduring principles of change management that were value-adding in the past and which remain so today. Discussing these cannot be accomplished in a single post, so I will cover them over several posts. In this post, I will set out the overall principles.
These principle are:
- Respect the existing people and system.
- Utilize an encompassing approach.
- Have a clear path forward.
- Increase participation by enabling many people to contribute to the change effort.
- Provide active, visible and sincere leadership support.
- Seek deeper personal engagement.
- Factor in contemporary models of change.
Hi Barry,
I think your list can be applied to almost anything - business, personal life, politics etc. Great list!
Posted by: Forex Advice | September 02, 2009 at 04:03 PM