Experiment - don't change
August 28, 2015
I re-read a post I wrote about 6 months ago, after a consultancy gig at Nintex. And one thing in there resounded with me and some of the conversations I’ve been having lately.
I wrote (and said):
Stop changing and start experimenting
This would probably be my #1 tip for change management; don’t do changes - do experiments instead.
In this post I thought I’d examine that recommendation in a little more detail.
Well actually my #0 tip is read Switch - How to make change when change is hard, but you knew that one already, right? It’s packed with tips and tricks that anyone wanting to understand change should read. At least instead of this post.
In the Switch book the authors says something like this (my wording):
People don't dislike change - they dislike being changed
This is a vital, fundamental observation for...