At Work with The Ready 116. Changing How We Talk About Change
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Mar 8, 2022 Discover the hurdles of generating excitement for self-management in organizations. The hosts share insights on effectively discussing change and simplifying complex problems to engage teammates. They highlight the chaos often encountered at work and propose agile solutions instead of adding layers of process. Emphasis is placed on the importance of clarity, communication, and alignment in driving transformation. Finally, they explore the balance between acceptance and courage as crucial for meaningful organizational change.
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Solve One Clear Problem First
- Change proposals fail when you don't clearly name the specific problem you're trying to solve.
- If change feels like "everything," people tune out and won't try new ways of working.
Lead With Pain, Not Promise
- Pitch new tools by naming the pain people already feel, not by describing the paradigm.
- Use tight problem statements like "email sucks" to open curiosity and trial.
Conserve Organizational Energy
- Organizations already expend huge human energy in meetings and documents that don't move things forward.
- Apply a conservation-of-energy mindset: repurpose that effort rather than add more work.