Two Minutes of Talking Change

Today my special guest - Babatope Ipinyomi, host of the Change Lead podcast and a change consultant who helps teams get difficult things done, provides his insight on the link between leadership and change. 

Babatope interviewed me on his podcast also where we talked about leading change during transformations, mergers, and acquisitions. 

Continue to tune into season 2 of Two Minutes of Talking Change where I'll be focusing on the actions, reflections, and ideas needed to succeed in a new leadership role using the AIM Roadmap. Learn more about the AIM Roadmap in this short video. 

Recently I talked to leaders about their changes - taking on a new role, leading a new team, or focusing on a new mandate. I interviewed over 25 leaders to uncover their biggest fears and challenges and their goals as they embark on change. And this is what I heard! 

Watch a video summary of my interview results - Talking Change Leader Interview Summary and learn more about THE AIM ROADMAP in this short video. 

You too can go from fear of failure to building a leadership legacy!

What have I learned from skiing that applies to leading change? Tune in to this week's two minutes to find out! And you'll never guess how much snow we got in one night this April - it must be a record for spring skiing! 

IMPROVE YOUR CHANGE GAME

Are you leading a team through change – whether you chose the change or not? Bring the AIM Changer program to your organization – it will change the way you lead forever.

Are you managing or supporting a change initiative? Take the Leading Change for Project Managers course to build your confidence, skills, and toolbox to plan and manage change with ease.

The key to making change stick and realizing the benefits of the change you’re trying to make is getting people committed AND having them continue working in the new way. This means you need all the people in your organization - those who do the work of your organization everyday – to be on board. The people who are going to be able to make this happen for you are your managers – the people who lead your teams everyday – the supervisors, lead hands, managers, directors. They are the ones who likely didn’t chose the change – that is often done from the top – yet they are the ones who lead and influence the majority of your people. The catch is that these people managers also need to transition to the new way and buy in and commit to doing things differently.

Find out how to fill the missing link in today's episode. 

Ready to equip for people leaders and managers to drive change in your organization. Bring AIM Changer: Leading People through Change to your organization. Find out more about AIM Changer. 

Today's Two Minutes is brought to you by my special guest - Jonno White from Australia, author of Step Up or Step Out. Do you have a difficult person you're dealing with at work? Jonno's quick test will give you insight into why your dealings may be difficult and what you can do about it. 

This is a great lead in to The Coaching Conversation and The Are You on Board? Conversation from Talking Change: Must-Have Conversations for Successful Leaders. You can listen to both of those conversations on my other podcast - Talking Change with Jen and Rebecca. 

IMPROVE YOUR CHANGE GAME

Are you managing or supporting a change initiative? Take the Leading Change for Project Managers course to build your confidence, skills, and toolbox to plan and manage change with ease.

Are you leading a team through change – whether you chose the change or not? Bring the AIM Changer program to your organization – it will change the way you lead forever.

Change doesn't happen without a conversation - and you may need many conversations to address resistance. In this podcast I outline key conversations to help you uncover resistance and address it. I also provide some strategies to use to engage resistors to use their energy for good instead of evil! 

Find all the conversations I mention in part three of Talking Change: Must-Have Conversations for Successful Leaders. 

And if you want to dive deeper to improve your change leadership or have a team you want to train to realize change results faster – send me a note ([email protected]) or find out more at www.actionimpactmovement.com

IMPROVE YOUR CHANGE GAME

Are you managing or supporting a change initiative? Take the Leading Change for Project Managers course to build your confidence, skills, and toolbox to plan and manage change with ease.

Are you leading a team through change – whether you chose the change or not? Bring the AIM Changer program to your organization – it will change the way you lead forever.

People often resist during change because they believe they will lose something - and this happens during imposed change and the change I chose myself! Find out the types of things people believe they may lose (especially during changes at work) and what can happen when resistance isn't addressed. And tune in next time for ideas on how to address resistance to change!

For more info on the people side of change - check out Leading Change for Project Managers on the AIM Online Learning Portal. 

IMPROVE YOUR CHANGE GAME

Are you managing or supporting a change initiative? Take the Leading Change for Project Managers course to build your confidence, skills, and toolbox to plan and manage change with ease.

Are you leading a team through change – whether you chose the change or not? Bring the AIM Changer program to your organization – it will change the way you lead forever.

Resistance is inevitable during change. Find out the three main reasons for resistance to change in today's podcast and some examples of how to recognize each one. And tune in next time for Resistance - Part 2 - What is Lost During Change.

Want to learn more about resistance and the people side of change? Check out my new online course - Leading Change for Project Managers in the AIM Online Learning Portal. 

IMPROVE YOUR CHANGE GAME

Are you managing or supporting a change initiative? Take the Leading Change for Project Managers course to build your confidence, skills, and toolbox to plan and manage change with ease.

Are you leading a team through change – whether you chose the change or not? Bring the AIM Changer program to your organization – it will change the way you lead forever.

In this episode I finally dive into my ABC Transition Roadmap™ model - it's the foundation for all the Engagement Conversations in my book - and the way to gain commitment to change! 

A - Awareness

B - Buy-in and Belief

C - Capability and Capacity 

C - Commitment and Continuation

Tune in to find out more. 

And for a deep dive into HOW to help people transition successfully during change, reach out to learn more about my course AIM Changer: Embrace Change. Lead Better. This course is for those who lead teams and are faced with changes they are expected to implement successfully within in their team. You may not have chosen the change or you may be the instigator, either way, this course will give you the tools to support and engage your people to commit to the change and realize the benefits within in your team and organization. AIM Changer is not about change management methodology and tools (that's my Leading Change for Project Managers course - now available online), it's for everyday leaders to help them engage their teams, deal with resistance, and build commitment and momentum to realize the benefits of change - through conversation.

After participating in the AIM Changer course you will be: