The ability to identify and remove inhibitors of change is the key success factor of any cultural-change effort. Some inhibitors can be anticipated and planned for, others cannot. Once the transformation journey begins, different forms of resistance will pop up from anticipated, suspected, or entirely unforeseen areas. Every step forward will uncover a new set of inhibitors, often forcing management to shift its focus from directing the change to putting out the fires. Every cultural-change endeavor should start by identifying probable inhibitors and developing a strategy and system that can quickly identify and remove inhibitors throughout the transformation process.
Purpose
To develop an in-depth understanding of the inhibitors of change and present a methodology to identify and remove them throughout the change process.
Who For
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For those who will design the change strategy, support structure, and implementation plan
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Top leaders responsible for directing their organizaiton through the change
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Anyone who would like to understand why change management projects fail
When to Use
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Before designing the change strategy, support structure, and implementation plan
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When your change project is not progressing as planned and you do not know why
Results Expected
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Increase the probability of success of your cultural-change project
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Design a more robust cultural-change strategy, project structure, and roadmap
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Identify and remove inhibitors quicker and with less effort
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Reduce the amount of firefighting needed in the transformation process
Duration
1 day
How we use this program in cultural-change efforts
We use this program as part of a workshop at the beginning of every culture-change project to develop an in-depth understanding of inhibitors the management team needs to create the measurement tool and set up the systems and strategy needed to identify and remove inhibitors throughout the transformation process.
This training program is part of our Pulscipline™ Cultural Change System.
INDICATIVE CONTENTS
Forms of Inhibitors
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5 groups of inhibitors and their characteristics
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Imperatives for implementing change – why most change efforts fail
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Difference between project management and change management
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Common errors, traps and blind spots of change management projects
How Inhibitors Work
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Different ways in which people resist change and how to overcome them
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Hidden inhibitors behind the resistance to behavioral change
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How the organization’s culture will resist change and how to change the culture
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How inhibitors combine forces and work together to resist change
Inhibitors Strategy
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Role of the inhibitors strategy in a change management effort
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Relationship between the inhibitors strategy, change strategy, and implementation plan
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How to create the inhibitors strategy
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Systems needed to identify inhibitors throughout the transformation process
How to Identify and Remove Inhibitors
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How to identify potential inhibitors in your change effort before the project begins
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How to overcome people’s natural resistance to change
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How to overcome the initial wall of resistance
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How to discover and remove inhibitors throughout the transformation process