Get a Taste of Bittersweet Change


I recently met a terrific woman at a networking dinner, Rose Fass, CEO of fassforward Consulting Group. Here are some of Rose's insights on change:


Lead change. If you don’t lead change, it will lead you. Transformation and growth can’t occur in a company without it. So don’t wait, initiate it.


Define change. Ask 1,000 people what their definition of “transformation” is and you’ll get 1,000 different answers. Focus on what transformation means to your company. Analyze how you are going to take action to transition from your existing form.


Understand your leadership type. There are visionary leaders who create and inspire new directions. There are also stabilizing leaders who ensure consistency after transformation. But those capable of leading change are a different kind of rare leader. Play to your specific leadership strengths.

Avoid chocolate conversations
. Those are incomplete conversations that fail to incorporate the worldviews, standards and concerns of others. Chocolate conversations are also guaranteed to be misinterpreted or misunderstood. Great leaders communicate clearly. Pay attention to message discipline.


Be relevant. Change and innovate before your competition. Are your products relevant? Are you relevant? Someone out there is looking to make you irrelevant. Are you going to let them?

Expect change to be bittersweet
. Change is never easy. But it is always necessary if you expect to grow.


To learn more, read Rose's book, The Chocolate Conversation: Lead Bittersweet Change, Transform Your Business, Bibliomotion, books + media, 2013


 

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