Creating the competency to change begins with an organization’s leadership. Dr. Kotter’s 30 years of research demonstrates that genuine leadership and the ability to bring about quality change are deeply connected. Until organizational leaders understand the dynamics of change, develop the capacities to lead change and bring others into agile change initiatives in an effective way, the organization will not be able to navigate change.
Companies that change effectively can take advantage of significant opportunities, avoid looming hazards and thereby create enormous value for their stakeholders. Companies that can change in an adaptive way are better able to grow, create wealth, enhance customer success, gain public support and compete more effectively across the board.
Becoming good at change requires leadership at all levels of the organization, starting with senior leaders. Senior management must be adept at understanding the frameworks for change and able to engage their people in ways that ensure the success of change initiatives.
Most leaders and managers subscribe to a theory of change that is a variation of a “plan-execute” model. However, this model has repeatedly been a recipe for failure and disappointment, and the cost of failed change in terms of money, morale and lost opportunity is staggering.
However, when leaders at all levels of an organization both understand and effectively implement a proven model for change, and can win the minds and hearts of others in predictable and repeatable ways, change can become a seamless skill within an organization.
Kotter International works with your organization to develop these competencies in a variety of ways. Our goal is to assist you in creating an organization that is truly adept at change.
Contact Us to learn more about how we can work with your organization. We offer only tailored solutions for a select group of companies around the globe. For more details on how our engagement process works
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These services may include:
- Walk alongside engagements where we work closely with your leadership team and guiding coalition to transfer competencies
- Advising the leadership team and transferring competencies at the senior level
- Developing competencies in a larger group or division of the organization
- Learning about the entire 8-Step Process for Leading Change journey
- Educating our clients at all levels in the organization