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892: Tools for Thriving amid Change with Curtis Bateman

Aug 21, 2023

Curtis Bateman, FranklinCovey's lead change expert, shares tools for thriving amid change and the importance of a compelling 'why.' He discusses the predictable patterns in change, navigating through different stages, and distinguishing between necessary and abandoned changes.

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Quick takeaways

Change follows a predictable pattern and applies to personal, work, team, and organizational change, allowing us to derive advantage from it.

Having a compelling why is crucial when going through change, providing the motivation and courage to overcome challenges and persist through the process.

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The Predictable Pattern of Change

Change follows a predictable pattern and applies to personal, work, team, and organizational change. Understanding this pattern allows us to derive advantage from it.

Clearing the Path

01:20

Introduction

2min

Making Significant Changes and the Big Ideas of 'Change'

2min

Navigating the Journey of Change

23min

The Importance of a Compelling Why

6min

Distinguishing Between Necessary and Abandoned Changes

5min

Model Sharing and Favorite Tools

8min

Curtis Bateman shares simple tools that make uncertainty less frustrating and more rewarding.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The simple model that makes change predictable and actionable.

2) The critical first step to introducing any change initiative.

3) How to keep poor results from discouraging you.

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— ABOUT CURTIS —

Curtis Bateman is one of FranklinCovey’s lead change experts and the author of Who Rocked the Boat: A Story about Navigating the Inevitability of Change and co-author of Change: How to Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity. He is also the Vice President of International and a Senior Change Consultant.

• Book: Change: How to Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity, with Marché Pleshette, Andy Cindrich, and Christi Phillips, PhD

• LinkedIn: Curtis A. Bateman

• Speaking Profile: Franklin Covey Speaker’s Bureau

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Day One

• App: Evernote

• Book: Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard

• Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

• Book: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink

• Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

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