Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change

Intent

• To prevent the organization from reverting to its old way of doing things (complacency)
• To counter any continuing resistance to be change

Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change

by Rong Hu

How

• After every win, analyze what went right, and what needs improving.

• Set goals to continue building on the momentum you've achieved.

• Learn about kaizen, the idea of continuous improvement.

• Keep ideas fresh by bringing in new change agents and leaders for your change coalition.

Interdependence

Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B195X_5MMk

Major change takes a long time

Complacency

Resistance

Resource: http://insidedestiny.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kaizen1.png

How will I know when I have succeeded?

• Resistance that is open, politically-motivated, and self-centered starts to diminish.

• Other change stakeholders begin to share your passion and the guiding coalition's passion for implementing the change effort.

"Whenever you let up before the job is done, critical momentum can be lost and regression may follow."

(Kotter, 2012,

p. 139)

References

Kotter, John P. (2012) Leading change. Harvard Business Review Press. Boston, Massachusetts.