Are you in the midst of change? Rate your chances of success by scoring the following five statements – one for each of The 5 Forces of Change. Score 1 for ‘Strongly Disagree’ with the statement and 5 for ‘Strongly Agree’.
- Leaders are increasing people’s sense of certainty during the change. E.g. they communicating openly and often and are displaying confidence and commitment in words and deeds.
- There is a clear and compelling is the purpose for the change. i.e. the purpose is clear and concise, motivating and known to all those affected by the change.
- People affected by change feel in control of their destiny. i.e. people have been consulted and / or involved in defining the change and / or in deciding how it should be implemented in their part of the organisation.
- People are being helped to let go of old affiliations or connection (to people, ways of working, symbols etc.) that will be broken by change.
- Success is being nurtured during change. E.g. effective training is in place with coaching and support to help people through the early ‘teething period’. It is ok to ‘fail’ while people get up to speed with new ways of working.
Add your scores together. If you scored:
<12 : You’re heading for disaster!
12 – 15 : There is strong cause for concern.
16 – 19 : More work is required if you are going to succeed.
>19 : You have a good to excellent chance of success.
