Truth About Thriving in Change, The

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Change, even for the sake of change, can have many benefits beyond process improvements, market share enhancement, or greater profitability. It offers individual and collective learning opportunities. It may also heighten employee engagement and interest in work, thus increasing productivity and job satisfaction. Likewise, employees will have a greater sense of pride and ownership if they participate. These essential truths will help you to guide yourself and those you lead through change.

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Truth 1    To manage change, you must lead change

Truth 2    There are only three ways to introduce change

Truth 3    Make the change agenda everyone’s agenda

Truth 4    Build your team around your “A” players

Truth 5    Don't surround yourself with yourself

Truth 6    Why you need to get staffing right

Truth 7    If you must “right-size,” do it the right way

Truth 8    One style doesn’t fit all

Truth 9    You can influence without authority

Truth 10   You can’t work the plan if you don’t plan the work

Truth 11   There’s no excuse for excuses

Truth 12   Know what buttons to push

Truth 13   Trust is a currency not easily earned, but easily spent

Truth 14   If you’re out of sight, you’re probably out of touch

Truth 15   Your way may not be the best way

Truth 16   Embrace–don’t run from–the questions

Truth 17   Decision making: The fastest don’t always finish first

Truth 18   Your title is manager; your job is teacher

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