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The Workplace is Changing: Handle it Naturally

6 years experience in the education field. The Workplace is Changing: Handle it Naturally. Workshop Focus. Different ways people react to and cope with change The change cycle Practical strategies to make change work: for you your employees your organization. Introductions.

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The Workplace is Changing: Handle it Naturally

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  1. 6 years experience in the education field. The Workplace is Changing: Handle it Naturally

  2. Workshop Focus • Different ways people react to and cope with change • The change cycle • Practical strategies to make change work: • for you • your employees • your organization

  3. Introductions

  4. What’s your change history? Most difficult to handle Easiest to handle

  5. What’s the difference? Most difficult to handle Easiest to handle

  6. What have we learned about change so far….

  7. Three steps to handling change naturally…

  8. Step 1: Learn your change style

  9. Are you a … Change agent

  10. Are you a … Solution seeker

  11. Are you a … Organizer

  12. Are you a … Data Demander

  13. Are you a … • Inventive • Intuitive • Flexible • Fluent • Imaginative • Adventurous • Decisive • Spontaneous • Conceptual • A deal-maker • A risk-taker • A promoter • Change agent • You say: Why not?

  14. Are you a … • Mechanical • A builder • Hands-on • Technical • A fabricator • Tangible • Tactile • A crafter • A demonstrator • Learns by doing • Visualizes use of space • First gathers tools • Solution seeker • You say: • Show me, • don’t tell me

  15. Are you an … • Efficient • Systematic • Consistent • Methodical • Coordinated • Disciplined • Dependable • Theoretical • Structured • Concise • Meticulous • Organized Organizer You say: Yeah, but…

  16. Are you a … • Practical • Objective • Investigative • Realistic • Thorough • Inquisitive • Specific • Tactful • Informed • Detailed • Deliberate • Appropriate • Data • Demander • You say: Why?

  17. If you are a … • Change agent • (Why not?) • You may become stressed during organizational change if… • you aren’t involved in making it happen • it doesn’t happen quickly enough • the change imposes a structured way of • doing things

  18. If you are a … • Solution seeker • (Show me, don’t tell me) • You may become stressed during organizational change if… • it involves downgrading the materials or tools • used to produce a quality product • …yet you probably won’t talk about it and • stress won’t be noticed

  19. If you are an … Organizer (Yeah, but…) • You may become stressed during organizational change if… • you aren’t told how it fits into the current • system that’s in place • there’s no agenda for how it will happen • the change happens without preparation

  20. If you are a … • Data • Demander • Why? • You may become stressed during organizational change if… • you aren’t told why change is necessary, what it • involves, what to expect • and, without enough information, you will try • to find out the answers or listen to rumors

  21. Step 2: Understand the “Change Cycle”

  22. Change is coming. Integration Reaction Exit Movement Resistance Uncertainty Clarity

  23. Change is Coming “Whew!” You’ve got to be *&$# kidding!” Reaction “The sky is falling, the sky is falling!” “Let’s see what happens.” “Oh, goodie!”

  24. Change is Coming Will it have an impact on me? Reaction Will I still have a job? A pay cut? Will I have to move? Who’s making decisions? Uncertainty What do they know about me? Who gained or lost power?

  25. Change is Coming downsizing Reaction benefits & promotions procedures chain of command Uncertainty expectations Clarity

  26. Change is Coming Direction set New leaders in place Reaction Vision shared Staff know what’s expected Movement Staff know how to get things done Uncertainty Clarity

  27. Change is coming. With enthusiasm Integration With caution Reaction With indifference With sabotage Movement Uncertainty Clarity

  28. Step 3: Apply some practical strategies to make change work

  29. Strategy 1:Anticipate change and be ready for it

  30. Strategy 2: View change as an opportunity

  31. Strategy 3: Practice effective stress-management strategies

  32. Strategy 4: Ask the consultant’s question

  33. Strategy 5: Get your work done accurately and on time

  34. Strategy 6: Build bridges -- give new people a chance

  35. Strategy 7: Looks for ways to do more

  36. Strategy 8: Exit if you must

  37. Strategy 9: Tell others about the results of your work

  38. Strategy 10: Be someone others enjoy working with

  39. Three Steps to Handle Change NaturallyStep 1: Learn your change styleStep 2: Understand the change cycleStep 3: Apply practical strategies to make change work

  40. Bee natural!

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