TEchNOLOGy TRaNSFER MODEL - Javna agencija
TEchNOLOGy TRaNSFER MODEL - Javna agencija
TEchNOLOGy TRaNSFER MODEL - Javna agencija
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4.5.2.1 Step 1: Increase urgency<br />
In this first step the organization should be prepared that change is essential. Organizations should achieve a sense of urgency using<br />
logic and emotion to overcome resistance to change. They should assess a real urgency within the organization, and achieve rational<br />
buy-in by making a case based on solid data, which provides a sound basis for confronting problems and measuring performance.<br />
Gaining emotional buy-in by providing a compelling story or picture that catches people’s attention and generates a high level of<br />
energy throughout the organization are the main tasks in this first step. These are the main actions needed:<br />
• Examine market and competitive situation for potential crises and untapped opportunities. Convince at least 75% of your managers<br />
that the status quo is more dangerous than the unknown.<br />
• Use reliable information (experts, statistics, market research, benchmarks, voice of customers…) and communicate this information<br />
broadly and dramatically with respect to (potential) crisis, or great opportunities.<br />
• Facilitation of a frank discussion of potential unpleasant facts about new competition, shrinking margins, decreasing market<br />
share…<br />
In this phase you must hit the organization and its members emotionally. They have to say: “We must do something”. Many tools<br />
will help to find the best way in analyzing the environment and the problem, and then in communication the need of change:<br />
Analysis<br />
• SWOT analysis<br />
• Market research / stakeholder satisfaction analysis / trend analysis / scenarios…<br />
• Competitor analysis<br />
• Benchmarking<br />
• Changing perspective (internal vs. external)<br />
Communication<br />
• Seeing – feeling – changing<br />
• Videotape or direct note of external people (customer, expert)<br />
• KISS (Keep it Simple and Short)<br />
• Emotion / symbolizing problems<br />
• Concrete examples of what went wrong / depict information<br />
• Management by walking around<br />
4.5.2.2 Step 2: Form a powerful guiding coalition<br />
In this second step the organization should start with the first organizational issues in finding the right people leading this change<br />
process and in forming a powerful team.<br />
Organizations should create a sensible, clear vision that points all team members in the desired direction. They have to ensure that<br />
the guiding team members have sufficient influence, expertise, and credibility to drive the change, share high trust and team affinity,<br />
are emotionally committed to a successful implementation, and provide enough diversity of perspective and influence in the<br />
organization to offer well rounded solutions and broad organizational impact. These are the main actions needed:<br />
• Assemble a group with shared commitment and enough power to lead the change effort (top and senior management)<br />
• Encourage them to work as a team outside the normal hierarchy<br />
• If possible include a key customer in your team<br />
• Get the people together and help them develop a shared assessment of the problems<br />
• Create a minimum level of trust and communication in that team<br />
The process of building the right team should be lead by using all the different tools and methods of team management:<br />
• Reflecting on the 4 phases of team building: Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing<br />
• Implementing rules and roles<br />
• Integrating individuals with different capabilities (external perspective, credibility, internal knowledge, formal authority, leadership…)<br />
• Pulling people in („you are selected, because of…“)<br />
• Pushing people out, who are undermining the efforts of change<br />
• Use some symbols of external enemies<br />
• Implementing a special project culture<br />
• Finding the right meeting format<br />
• Try to find commitment with „difficult“ key players<br />
• Use powerful symbols<br />
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