Vision Plan Implementation The 8-Stage Process of Creating Major Change John Kotter 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

Annunciation of the Lord 8-Stages Establish a Sense of Urgency Create a Guiding Coalition Develop a Vision & Strategy Communicate the Change Vision Empower Broad-based Action Generate Short-term Wins Consolidate Gains & Produce More Change Anchor New Approaches in the Culture 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

1. Establish a sense of Urgency This is the absolute starting point -- The PPC 2-day workshop of August 2016 Need to appeal to both the intellectual AND the emotional. Repeatedly screaming at people “Your platform is burning, you are going to die!” does not work. Threats lose their value. It results in a demoralized workforce. Talent leaves as soon as there is a good out. 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

Annunciation of the Lord AoLP’s Life Cycle Need to be Here We are Here IMPACT TIME Where would you place AoLP on this graphic? 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

2. Create a Guiding Coalition If you want transformational change, you must create transformational leadership. If you want transformational leadership, hierarchical-command/control structures will not work. Good managers, utilizing good policies and practices, can create great results—but they cannot create transformational change. NB: The Executive Committee plus played this role Note the use of the term Coalition: if you want transformational leadership, this must represent a broad cross-section of people from all levels of the organization. people who have their hearts in it people who will provide leadership people who will attack barriers people who will get others on board If you don’t do this right, it will effect everything else that follows. 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

3. Develop a Vision & Strategy May 27, 2017 was the culmination of almost one year to do that! Presentation at the AGM on May 30th confirmed it. 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

Our journey Phase I – Organize the Process Phase III – Analysis & Recommendations Phase IV – Strategic Game Plans Phase II – Environmental Scans Phase I – Organize the Process Phase V – Vision Plan & Strategies Phase VI – Strategy Consultations - Stakeholders

4. Communicate the Change Vision It’s not likely that you will under-communicate a little bit; you will probably under-communicate 10x to 100x too much. And your initiative, no matter how well planned, will fail. John Kotter – Communicating a Vision of Change 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

5. Empower Broad-Based Action Initiate changes -- the hierarchy must give way to the network. 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

Adoption of Innovation Early Majority Late Majority Early adopters Diffusion of Innovations, Rogers Laggards Innovators 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

6. Generate Short-Term Wins Make the wins real and they will be powerful. If people don’t see results, cynicism will quickly follow. 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

7. Consolidate gains & produce more change Never let up! You must maintain the urgency. If you hand your initiative off to a change management “department” or “committee” — you will fail. Don’t get discouraged, it might require cycling back and trying new things. Don’t let your “command and control” genes take over. It’s like tending a fire, you can’t start it and walk away. 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

8. Anchor new approaches in the culture You don’t “change your culture” to create transformation. It’s the reverse, if you want to create a culture change then go through the other seven steps — then, after success has been created, the outcome will be a change in the culture! 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord

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Annunciation of the Lord Additional reading You can access a blog on this approach at http://www.deltapartners.ca/blog/kotters-8-steps-to-change-more-relevant-than-ever You can read the book Leading Change by John Kotter Other summer reading… Canada’s Catholics, Reginal Bibby & Angus Read Great Catholic Parishes, William E. Simon Jr. 2/17/2019 Annunciation of the Lord