The Eight Step Process of Successful Change

Set the Stage

1) Create a Sense of Urgency - Help others see the need for change and the important of acting immediately.

2) Pull Together the Guiding Team - Make sure there is a powerfull group guiding the change - one with leadership skills, credibility, communication ability, authority, analytical skills and sense of urgency.

Decide What to Do

3) Develop the Change Vision and Strategy - Clarify how the future will be different from the past, and how you can make that future a reality.

Make it Happen

4) Communicate for Understanding and Buy In - Make sure as many others as possible understand and accept the vision and the strategy.

5) Empower Others to Act - Remove as many barriers as possible so that those who want to make the vision a reality can do so.

6) Produce Short-Term Wins - Create some visible, unambiguous success as soon as possible.

7) Don't Let Up - Press harder and faster after the first success. Be relentless with initiating change after change until the vision is a reality.

Make It Stick

8) Create a New Culture - Hold on to the new ways of behaving and make sure they succeed until they become strong enough to replace old traditions.