{"id":46338,"date":"2021-08-18T10:29:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T14:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=46338"},"modified":"2021-08-29T20:05:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T00:05:28","slug":"implement-change-in-an-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/implement-change-in-an-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Implement Change in an Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How can you successfully implement change in an organization<\/a>? What is the key to enacting change that sticks? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their book Switch<\/em>, Chip and Dan Heath dive into the inner workings of change, offering actionable advice for creating changes that not only succeed but stick.<\/em>\u00a0They share four ways to implement change in an organization, while also providing keys to change in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we’ll take a look at four practical ways to implement change in an organization: insider advice, emotional appeals, progress acknowledgement, and praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Implementing Change in an Organization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Switch<\/em> includes four practical ways to effect change on an organizational level: leverage “insider” advice, appeal to the right feelings, shorten the distance to your goal, and reinforce good behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leverage \u201cInsider\u201d Advice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When implementing change<\/a> in an organization, it\u2019s tempting to focus on underperformers and try to bring them up to speed. Instead, look for team members who are incorporating the change exceptionally well, and use them as an example for their colleagues. <\/strong>Not only does this \u201cinsider\u201d demonstration prove that the change is<\/em> achievable and practical, it also saves you the time and energy you\u2019d otherwise spend trying to explain the importance of the change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, you want the managers at your company to raise the communication scores on their direct reports\u2019 feedback forms. You check their scores in one month. One of the managers has exceptional scores, four haven\u2019t boosted their low scores, and one has gone down slightly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have the successful manager explain her system:<\/p>\n\n\n\n