Creating lasting change is often easier said than done. You start off with good intentions and high hopes, but struggle to maintain your efforts over the long term. However, research has shown that there are certain skills that can help organisations make change stick. Understanding and mastering these skills can help you create lasting change that can have a positive impact on your organisation.
So, what are the four essential skills needed to make change stick?
One, Training
Training is about learning and the transfer of vital information and experience. It ensures that everyone is aligned on vocabulary, has the building blocks for ways of working, and knows what to do.
Two, Learning
Learning is a vital part of any change initiative, and we have arguably the best change programs in the world. AWA Global, our partner, has pioneered not only the whole field of organisational change but also the ways that people are trained by putting the learner first and providing “learn by doing” experiences.
Three, Coaching
Coaching and mentoring are about putting what you’ve learned into practise day-to-day and making sure it’s done well. Coaching ensures that you’re ready with great solutions and a smooth path to success when new situations arise. Even ones that you didn’t cover in training!
Four, Facilitation
Facilitation is all about making the most of the time people spend together. Making decisions at the point of work with everyone involved is a key factor in devolving decision-making and enabling rapid adaptation and delivery. This can only happen when experienced facilitators are present. Big-room planning and decision-making always have experienced facilitators present to ensure that the right actions and outcomes emerge by the end.
You need all of these skills to make organisational change work. Our coaches bring these skills and transfer them over time to internal people, making change a normal and sustainable part of organisational life.
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