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Activity: How do you envision a change that you are / will be leading? Following the guidelines above, describe your vision in a way that is clear, compelling, and easily communicated.
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An Effective Implementation Plan
While a vision guides and inspires team members during the change event, a team also needs a nuts-and-bolts plan for what to do, and when and how to do it.
Characteristics of a good implementation plan are:
• It’s simple. An overly complex plan may confuse and frustrate participants in the change effort. So if your flow chart and milestones look like the wiring diagram for the space shuttle, rethink it with an eye toward simplicity and coherence.
• It’s created by people at all affected levels. This goes back to step 1 of the change event which advocates joint identification of problems and their solutions. The implementation plan is part of the solution.
• It’s structured in achievable chunks. Overly ambitious plans are usually doomed to failure. People are defeated rather than motivated by them.
• It’s flexible. Change programs seldom follow their planned trajectories or timetables so a good implementation plan is a living document open to revision.
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Six Activities Essential for Successful Implementation
1. Enlistingthesupportandinvolvementofkeypeople–assemblingateamwith the right blend of skills, authority, resources, and leadership.
2. Craftingagoodimplementationplan–keepitsimple,flexible,dividedinto achievable chunks, and with clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
3. Supportingtheplanwithconsistentbehaviours–makesureyou‘walkthe talk’.
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