EP 015: Creating and Maintaining Urgency for a Change Initiative

Episode 015; How do you create & maintain “urgency” for a change initiative?

As a leader, Project or Program Manager, Sponsor, this is so far the hardest task to achieve as it continuously having to deal and interact with people. You can not avoid it if you are truly championing the Change or project. Without "urgency", you are out of focus and deprioritised. It is up to you to ensure your project gets the right attention and focus from the leadership.

We all have to grow and develop in everything we do and we learn from mistakes or experience. Listen to this episode and learn from my experience as well as those leaders that I have worked and coached using real examples.

Scope of episode: How do you create & maintain “urgency” for a change initiative?

1. John Kotter 8 Step Change Model (Book: Leading Change,1996)

a. The 1st step in the Kotter’s 8 step change model i. Create Sense Of Urgency

2. Convince Yourself:

a. What is the Change?

b. Understand the required change

3. Why & When

a. Purpose

4. Buy-in

a. Objective:

5. On-going Support:

a. Impacted Stakeholders

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