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SR 917

Day Four Leading Change. SR 917. Change Is…. A fact of life Change happens A source of anxiety We are naturally reluctant to change A valuable tool of leadership Forces us to think outside the box Makes us stronger. Change Happens. You can either: Fear it Accept it Lead it.

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SR 917

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  1. Day FourLeading Change SR 917

  2. Change Is… • A fact of life • Change happens • A source of anxiety • We are naturally reluctant to change • A valuable tool of leadership • Forces us to think outside the box • Makes us stronger

  3. Change Happens You can either: • Fear it • Accept it • Lead it

  4. Objectives of Leading Change • When change is needed… leading change can make it happen. • When change is inevitable… leading change can make it positive.

  5. How to Lead Change “All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.” John Kenneth Galbraith Economist/Editor/Ambassador

  6. Recognize That Change Happens • Anticipate change • Accept change 3. Move along with change.

  7. Ask Yourself • What are the advantages of changing? • What are the consequences of not changing? • How can we let go of the existing situation and move on?

  8. Empower Others to Help You Lead Change • Consider who needs to be involved • Have a willingness to change for the better • Have the position, expertise, and/or credibility to enact change • Have the leadership and management skills to guide change.

  9. Empower Others to Help You Lead Change 2. Build Relationships through shared experiences • Shared experiences give us common ground for embracing and moving with change

  10. Lead Change Based on… • Values • Are core beliefs or desires that guide our attitudes and actions • Vision • Is a picture of future success • Mission • Is made up of the steps that lead to the realization of a vision

  11. Establish Urgency To create urgency for change, we must communicate to others the VISION of what change can do.

  12. Techniques for Communicating Urgency • Simplicity • Metaphor, analogy, and example • Multiple forums • Repetition • Leadership by example • Explanation of seeming inconsistencies • Give and take

  13. “It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.” W. Edwards Deming Quality Management Guru

  14. Move ahead, Regardless. • As change occurs, others in your group may become enthused about what they see and decide to come aboard. • Some may decide they don’t want to left behind. • If others WILL NOT or CANNOT change, they will eventually remove themselves from the situation.

  15. Create a CultureThat Embraces Change 1 – Recognize that change happens 2 – Empower others to help you lead change 3 – Lead change based on vision, mission, values 4 – Establish urgency 5 – Move ahead, regardless 6 – Create a culture that embraces change

  16. Three Characteristics of a Good Incremental Goal • It’s Visible (not just hype) • It’s Unambiguous (a real win – there is no doubt) • It’s CLEARLY related to the change effort

  17. Robina Muqimyar

  18. We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.Max De Pree (founder, Herman Miller office furniture company and author of Leadership is an Art)

  19. The Ultimate Step Lead change through lifelong learning Leaders are educators. They just don’t educate others…they are also responsible for seeing to their own continuing education.

  20. Mental Habits for Lifelong Learning • Risk taking • Humble self-reflection • Solicitation of opinions • Careful listening • Openness to new ideas

  21. Leading Change through Lifelong Learning

  22. We owe it to the youth our units to have Trained Youth Leaders • Troop Leader Training (TLT) • Junior Leader Training (JLT) • Junior Leader Development Conference (JLDC) National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) Buckskin

  23. It IS possible!

  24. If we have a clear vision of what can be, then leading change can help make it so.

  25. “The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make of it.” Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor

  26. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi Indian Spiritual & Political Leader

  27. Change is inevitable, but leading change can make it a positive experience.

  28. To Summarize… • Recognize that change • happens. • Empower others to help. • Lead change based on • values, mission and vision. • Establish urgency. • Move ahead, regardless. • Create a culture that • embraces change. Lead change through lifelong learning

  29. How can you lead change to make to make Scouting better?

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