Here is a new simplified methodology for implementing effectively the change management --ocm. change in organizations; to succeed need a sound methodology.
While existing methodologies do provide generic and broad frame work, here is one detailed route for ensuring success.
Based on Consumer psychology this tool will enable to overcome most of the objections if implemented well.
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3. Attention
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Attention is an umbrella term -it is all about human
brain and information processing
It is taking possession of mind in clear vivid form
We remember what we attend to
If that is the case just one speech to people is that
enough to change?
Transition from pre-attentive to focused attention has to
be done fairly quickly
4. Attention
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We need to reach people with a
message that will help them
decide to change their behavior.
If the message isn't
understandable, if it doesn't
reach the audience, if it scares or
offends them too much, if it
doesn't seem to appeal to them,
or if it simply doesn't register at
all, they won't change .
5. Attention
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In any change effort there has to
be a compelling reason
It is not enough if this remains
in the mind of the CEO
Let us create some rules:
Rule no 1:
If you want other's to pay more
attention to you, you have to
have a strong reason and be
interesting when conveying
Arouse curiosity
6. Attention
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Rule no 2:
That reason has to be powerfully
communicated to catch the attention of
every one who can influence change process
and acceleration
Rule no 3:
Communicate directly
Use the story telling
Abundant seminars
Use Multiple channels
Repeat and repeat the message
8. Awareness
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Awareness is the state or ability to
perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of
events.
In this level of consciousness, sense
data can be confirmed by an observer
without necessarily implying
understanding.
More broadly, it is the state or quality
of being aware of something.
Can cat be a lion?
9. Awareness
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Fundamentally, engaging people on
complex concepts and information
is difficult!
Picking a single ‘hook’ or
outstanding benefit can
be challenging.
Large groups of people are unlikely
to be interested – so by keeping
the target pool smaller easier to get
attention and awareness
How do we know it caught the
attention of everyone?
10. Awareness
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Impact review – quick surveys
will tell reach and registration of
the message
Once the attention is caught –
continuous communication
effort-more effort is required to
create an impact that will enable
the need to be aware of change
imperatives,
This can trigger the next move
12. Paradigm shift-
what makes people suddenly change their behavior
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I met a man travelling in local train
in Mumbai with 3 young kids at
night
This last train had few travelers
returning home and immediately
they tried to sleep once they entered
The kids were jumping all over
making noise
Few passengers told him to silence
the kids as they were disturbing the
sleep. Some even shouted at him ,
saying how incompetent father he
was by being unable to discipline the
kids
13. Paradigm shift
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That is when he told them that
he couldn’t scold the kids
because he was in grief as he
had just returned from the
hospital where his wife died
and the kids were not able to
comprehend the tragedy
This information had dramatic
effect on the very same people
and they started asking him if
he needed help . Anger
vanished and compassion came
in
14. Paradigm shift
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This paradigm shift
happened because of the
vital information that he
shared.
Lesson-Let us not assume
that people have the
necessary data and
information. Provide it to
change the behavior
15. Interest
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• Interest is a feeling or emotion
that causes attention to focus
on an object, event, or process
–includes curiosity and to a
much lesser degree surprise.
• The power of the story and
the reasons for change should
be compelling to create
enough interest
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16. Interest
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To People with “Not- Changing”
attitude Consequences must be high
lighted
Perceived positive out come of change
must be conveyed powerfully
Echo what people said about the future
of the organization
One Can kindle enough interest that
will propel the persons impacted by
change to act if people connect with
the reasons
This is the first step in driving change
17. Desire
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Desire is a sense of longing for
a person or object or hoping
for an outcome.
Desire is urge to do one step –
when you are at the fork which
road to choose will depend on
where it is leading
18. Desire
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if the interest is like “fatal
attraction “ then you want
to get into the act strongly
Once interest is created
there will be intense
desire to take steps to act
19. Desire
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This is critical step to ensure that
people align and signup for the
process
Unless there is a strong urge must
be created in majority
The late adopters will be more
thereby escalating project time line
Have target as to how many you
wish to reach and have in this
bucket.
Measure often this category
20. Comprehension
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It is hardly a secret that people
find most documents very difficult
to comprehend and that there are
several reasons for these
difficulties. The narration is loaded
with technical terms that need to be
deciphered and memorized. There
are complex
Comprehension happens in the
minds of people who have the
desire to change,
21. comprehension
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Say you wanted to buy lexus ES 350
and visited the dealer , wont you may
go home and research everything
about lexus for next few days and try
to convince yourself why Lexus ES
350 is “ the right car” for you.
People just do not buy “change
theme “ instantly
They think about the possible
benefits to them and effort vs
rewards
Questions like “ what is in it for me”
will be asked
22. Conviction
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“if you hold a moral
conviction, you believe that
this conviction as to what is
right vs. wrong is not mere
personal preference. You
believe that EVERYBODY
must conform to the criterion
you believe in.-- Skitka et al.
(2005, p. 896) cite a quote
from psychologists Haidt,
Rosenberg, and Hom:
Conviction is strong belief
that “this is good for me”
23. Conviction
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It is all about firm belief-disambiguation
Once people think through, the determination
to change happens .
Unless there is conviction that change will impact
positively there will not be any action
It may be good to have over 70% in this category to
begin with when the project is few months of
initiation
25. Action
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Is it new skilling, behavior
modification, cultural change
enterprise wide etc
And bucket people in each category
and have action steps for each
category
This will ensure acceleration
27. So you want to be category killer?
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a fine example of a Goal which made strong
impact
Want to be like
these companies ?
Toys R us
Home Depot
ebay
Yahoo
Facebook
Twitter
Super category killer
Category killer
Strong brand
Me too/Also Ran
28. More work to be done ?
at 3 levels of engagement
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Level 1-High-involvement - includes those
commit unquestionably. engaged fully, lead the
efforts
Level 2-moderate involvement - still
having some doubts. But will commit once
there is some visibility of positive outcome of
changes that were projected in step 1 through
Level 3- low involvement- still unsure
hesitating and waiting