TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IS NOT A JOURNEY               

Most approaches define transformational change as a journey. However, treating it as a journey means that it is merely a process and not a destination. 

                                                                           

                   TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IS A PARADIGM SHIFT        

Think of it as the inflection point on a new ‘S’ curve. It has to have an acute onset and rapid implementation. It is said that the momentum for change must ideally be created within 100 days, while inspirations and motivations are still fresh and unmarred by time. Transformational change is different from a “journey” in that the latter is usually a long, drawn- out process, where it would be unrealistic to expect people to maintain the same effort and enthusiasm from start to finish. 

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                           TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IS NOT ABOUT MINDSET                      

                              TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IS ABOUT PURPOSE

 

For change to have a purpose, it must be both intellectually and emotionally relevant to the employee. That is, it must make sense and resonate with the employee’s needs, values and beliefs. The problems defined by the management i.e. “VUCA” = Volatility – Uncertainty – Complexity – Ambiguity should not be treated as problems, but as SYMPTOMS of an outdated bureaucratic organisational structure that are no longer able to effectively respond to today’s “information-network age” business environment.

 

TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE fails when the methodology used is essentially the same as the one causing the problem. This is often the case when the change initiative is internally designed.

 

A NEW METHODOLOGY: this is a novel approach that has the ability to rapidly implement a paradigm shift that addresses current challenges and develops the organisation's internal capability to address the next change required for sustainable success. This approach responds to the symptoms of: 

 

                                               Volatility - by developing agility and adaptability    

                                   Uncertainty - by developing clarity of objectives and processes            

                                    Complexity -  by developing ability to disaggregate to simplify               

                                 Ambiguity -  by defining and inculcating transformational “purpose”

 

By: Stuart Ludwig