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Which phrases make you particularly think of CHANGE ... and especially how to lead/manage it?

Final Presentation (Prezi)

Below is the link to the Prezi presentation that closed our Change Management class. These are really the KEY items it would be good to understand and remember.


http://prezi.com/ruwuopm9yu1k/eis-simulation-insights-models/

The presentation is also embedded below.

EIS Simulation - Insights & Models on Prezi

Change processes: Major traps

• Lack of top management commitment

• Lack of strong, credible leadership

• Underestimation of the “Not Invented Here” syndrome

• Late involvement of key implementers

• Underestimation of changes in informal power structure

• Widespread use of authority (“directives”) as the key implementation tactic

[Definitions] Adopter Categories

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The timing of the tactics in the EIS

EIS Simulation: Major traps

• Poor allocation of time and other resources

• Blindness to process dynamics

• Inappropriate use of change tactics

• Limited information gathering

• Underestimation of informal networks

Adopter Categories

There are five (5) categories of adopters: innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and resisters (or "laggards" as Rogers calls them).


A good article that shows more detail is here.