Strategic Change Management

 

  
   

6Ws: Why, What, Where, When, Who, How

 

  

 
 

Why

The purpose: creative dissatisfaction with the status quo, innovation to be created, the problem to be solved, or the opportunity to be pursued.

  

Yin and Yang of Change Management

Creating Change

  

 
 

What

The desired future state, strategic intent, stretch goals and objectives; a better organization, business design or climate for innovation.

  

Stretch

System Approach to Change Management

  

 

 

 

 

Where

The context: the internal and external environment; root problems; low-performance areas; barriers to innovation and speed; bureaucratic structures.

  

80/20 Principle

Losing Organization

Lagging Companies

  

 
 

When

Change proactively before you have to; prepare to win and jump in; design milestone events; choose the best timing for disruptive interventions.

  

Overcome Procrastination

Rapid Experimentation

  

 

 

  

 Know Why, What, Where, When, Who, and How 

Who

The → leader and the → team

How

The process of change implementation; play simulation games; waltz-up with everything, experiment and learn as you go; kaikaku-kaizen journey

 

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