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Be a Change Management Rocket Scientist
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| Guest post by: Ben Nash |
Article Overview: When you get down to it, change management is a pretty “soft science” – a combination of ideas from organizational psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology (and some other things ending in “ology” that I can’t remember). This, however, does not impress our friends in the “hard sciences” (engineers, chemists, physicists and other things not ending in “ology”). These guys become suspicious if you talk to them about things you can’t put in a test tube. “Show me the empirical evidence” they say when you talk to them about the soft-side of organizational change. “I want to see the data” or “give me the formula”. This is when a change manager turns into a rocket scientist and pulls out their secret scientific weapon the CHANGE EQUATION!
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Be a Change Management Rocket Scientist
When you get down to it, change management is a pretty “soft science”
– a combination of ideas from organizational psychology, sociology,
cultural anthropology (and some other things ending in “ology” that I
can’t remember).
This, however, does not impress our friends in the “hard
sciences” (engineers, chemists, physicists and other things not ending
in “ology”). These guys become suspicious if you talk to them about
things you can’t put in a test tube. “Show me the empirical evidence”
they say when you talk to them about the soft-side of organizational
change. “I want to see the data” or “give me the formula”. This is when a
change manager turns into a rocket scientist and pulls out their secret
scientific weapon the CHANGE EQUATION!
The effect is magical! Immediately our left brain sequential thinking
colleagues become calmer. “Aha!! and equation - whoopee - sounds like
math!” they say.
So what is the CHANGE EQuATION all about—well here it is:
D x V x F > R
Where:
- D = Level of dissatisfaction with the present situation
- V = A clear vision of what is possible in the future
- F = Known and achievable first steps towards achieving this vision
- R = Resistance to change
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About the Author: Ben Nash RSS for Ben's articles - Visit Ben's website Ben Nash is the editor-in-chief of DailyHRTips.com. He is the founder and chief developer of the blog, providing tech/design support as well as tips and book reviews. Ben has held many interesting jobs in his professional career, including: barista, landscaper, public policy intern, barista (again), professional horse wrangler, ski lift attendant (aka "liftie"), political science teaching assistant, marketing and sales assistant, and an ecommerce/web developer. He also doubles as the Creative Director at Aspen Organization Development Consulting. Ben has interacted with many people, in many different organizations and offers some interesting insight on the human resources game. You can read his blog at http://www.DailyHRTips.com and visit his website at http://www.AspenOD.com. Click here to visit Ben's website 8 Best Practices for Online Learning A Message for Instructional Designers Learning Styles Are Important Train Your Workers Develop Your Leaders Talent Development and The Wheel of Becoming Tragic Change in Poland |
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