| Communicating During Change |
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“Communication is the real work of leadership." —Nitin Nohria What if after all your investment in technology, your employees failed to use it??? What if after you announced a key merger or acquisition, your best employees started to leave??? What if you wanted to reorganize in a way that made sense, both operationally and strategically, but your employees openly resisted the plan??? Now What??? Even the simplest change can cause a tremor that shakes your organization —both internally and externally. Like first impressions, it pays to do it right the first time, -- good, accurate, timely communication is the key. There’s usually not a second chance to communicate change effectively. Instead of an ‘event’, change has become the norm. But planning, implementing, and managing change can be extremely challenging. Most change generates some form of fear and resistance. Employee-centered communication is essential to reduce the fear and ease the implementation of the change that you require. Then, and only then, can you as a leader move your organization successfully through the turmoil of the present, safely into the future. In order to become change leaders, you must carefully execute this critical success factor -- communication.Whether it is a merger or an acquisition; a restructuring or launch of a new business; the implementation of a new compensation package; a knowledge management system, or even a significant change in strategy or focus —good communication is the key to success. AdVantage Consulting can help you manage change-related communication so that it is credible, the changes are implemented in a way that achieves your goals, resistance is minimized, and creativity is the norm. The result is that working together is so exciting that people say Thank God it’s Monday! |