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November23
2020
Seven tips for managing resistance in Covid-19.
Resistance is a natural reaction to change. It happens when people pause to understand and evaluate what this means for them. And there are always good reasons why people resist. Often it is due to poor leadership or poor change management. We can influence both. Resistance takes new forms in Covid-19 and can be more difficult to identify and manage. You need the same "tools"[1], but you must switch formats and double down on your efforts. A hybrid workplace and a new focus on safety call for adjustments to the way we deal with resistance. But as always, the more proactive and empathetic the approach, the easier it will be to avoid the further development of resistance. Three new resistance challenges Covid-19 is too big a change to handle. People resist for a good reason. And there is no shortage of reasons in an anxiety-inducing context ...
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November
18
2020
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November10
2020
Use individual purpose to drive change in Covid-19.
Organisations are facing a tactical and logistical nightmare. All energies are focused on safely returning to the workplace, recovering or simply holding tight. “Is this really a time to talk about individual purpose?” you might ask. Yes, now is exactly the time to focus on individual purpose. Today’s biggest challenge is to maintain employee engagement in a disrupted and anxiety-ridden work environment, promoting well-being and building resilience. Not just to stay afloat. Not just to keep an edge. Individual purpose is the lever to manage change and emerge stronger. It is, therefore, more important than ever. 3 reasons why leveraging individual purpose should be part of the business playbook now Because people need to find something “in there for them”. Let’s go back to the basics. The WIIFM (What’s In It For Me question has been a staple in Change Management from the early days. People need ...
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November
04
2020
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October22
2020
Covid-19 has changed "effective sponsorship". Here is how.
Do you know what #1 success factor is for any change initiative? I bet you guessed it. It is having a fully committed and visible sponsor. This has been true for as long as it has been researched. Sponsors can make or break a change. And Covid-19 will significantly amplify their impact, for better or for worse. Successful change demands effective sponsorship. Crisis-led change demands even more and better sponsorship. We know that sponsors must be Active, Build coalitions and Communicate directly with employees. That has not changed. But Covid-19 presents leaders with new challenges. Let’s look at what they are … without overlooking the fact that disruption also brings opportunity. New skills, same roles … and more important Some behaviours have become more critical than others in a world grappling with uncertainty and operating on new hybrid ground. Effective sponsors must mirror the traits of “adaptive ...
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October
21
2020
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October
07
2020
From drug addict to behavioural neuroscientist - a story about change w/Judy Grisel
Nexum Podcast Episode 6
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Morten Kamp Andersen -
September29
2020
Use ADKAR to help people return to the workplace
Adapt. Reconfigure. Emerge stronger. Clearly, the post-Covid-19 area is riddled with organisational challenges. There is no blueprint for dealing with a pandemic in the workplace. But there are good and bad change management strategies. Change happens one person at a time. And change itself is a process, or better said, a journey. Breaking down change into smaller steps is the single best way to keep things on track and eliminate obstacles. Create Awareness and Desire for the change; deliver Knowledge; foster people’s Ability to implement skills and required behaviours; Reinforce the outcome: This is AKDAR´s method in a nutshell. Now, how do you apply ADKAR to today´s challenges, more specifically, to help people go back to the workplace? Just so we are on the same page, the first part takes you through the basics of the model. We then turn to explore the challenges specific to each phase ...
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Morten Kamp Andersen -
September
23
2020
Written by
Morten Kamp Andersen