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Top performers understand that while a company can pursue outstanding holistic performance, it still must develop its reinvention muscles to respond effectively in times of uncertainty. The opposite is also true: an organization can push to reinvent itself, but if it doesn’t deliver financial results, the transformation won’t be sustainable.

After committing to a transformation, the executive team should ask questions in ten categories about the … [ Read more ]

Authors: Cesar Okajima, Fábio Stul, José Pimenta da Gama, Sara Pliego | Source: “How bold is your business transformation? A new way to measure progress” | Original Publication: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Change Management Questions

Bring the Future to Life

1. Case for Change. Have we convinced the organization that the status quo is unacceptable?
2. Compelling Intent. Is our story of the future meaningful to our people and securing emotional buy-in at all levels?
3. Credible Solutions. Are the proposed solutions appealing so the organization, and will they work in our culture?

Inspire Deep Commitment

4. Aligned Top Team. Do we have the right top team? Is

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Subjects: Change Management Questions, Management Questions, Organization Questions

1. What do you think about this change?
2. How do you feel about this change?
3. What do you see your role as in this change?
4. What is your opinion about this change?
5. What is your experience with this type of change?
6. What are you working on and

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Subject: Change Management Questions

• What are the general behavioral implications of this change, for us and for staff?
• What specific behavioral changes must leadership make to convince staff of our sincerity?
• How will we ensure (not guess, hope, or assume) lower-level managers will make the behavioral transition?

Source:
Easing Fear of New Technology
by Tom Penderghast, DBA
Graziadio Business Report, Fall 1998

Subject: Change Management Questions

Following are some questions that may help you focus on areas that may still need to be addressed if you are planning some technological change.

• Are there any formal and/or informal norms that the planned technological change will impact?
• How much does your planned technological change build on the existing values and procedures used in your organization?
• Can you identify the positions or individuals that are

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Subject: Change Management Questions