• Main website
  • Case Studies Home
  • Case Studies
    • Green Belt
      • Example Green Belt Projects-Health Care
      • Example Green Belt Projects-Manufacturing
      • Example Green Belt Projects-Services
    • Black Belt
      • Example Black Belt Projects-Health Care
      • Example Black Belt Projects-Manufacturing
      • Example Black Belt Projects-Services
    • Master Black Belt
    • Lean Success Stories
  • Articles
    • LSS topics of common interest
    • Insights for Green Belts
    • Green Belt tool application examples
    • Insights for Black Belts
    • Black Belt Tool Application Examples
    • Lean Insights
    • Lean Six Sigma Leadership
    • For Master Black Belts
    • New to Lean Six Sigma
      • Lean Expert Basics
      • Six Sigma Basics
    • Leisure and Fun
  • Blog

3 attributes of successful change leaders

 

3 attributes of successful change leadersMany leaders fail to implement changes in their personal lives for a simple reason: they lack commitment and haven’t attached adequate pain to their current situation to motivate them to completely execute their new strategy. Trying to bring about change but having trouble? Here are three characteristics that help leaders make meaningful changes in their professional and personal life:

Attribute 1 – Focus:

Rarely would anyone have the opportunity to focus on changes in isolation. Various types of “combat dogs” are almost always nipping at feet and competing for attention. Conflicting information, multitasking, games, tweets, phone calls, and communications whirl around the average worker like snowflakes in a snow globe. It’s no surprise that energy drink and triple-espresso companies are making record gains.

Even then, if one wishes to make significant business or organizational changes, one must have a clear vision and emphasis on where one wishes to go. It needs to break through the clutter of disturbances and establish itself as a superior target. This may not happen automatically for many leaders, but it can be aided. When someone knowingly attaches significant pain to the power structure that it is no longer appropriate and can no longer be tolerated, they will begin to step towards its vision. If the pain of getting up in the morning or scheduling a session is larger than the pain of struggling to do things the hard way, one will lack the focus and motivation to improve.

Attribute 2 – Choosing the Correct Tools:

Success generates many hints – and there are a lot of them. Hundreds of personality writers have earned money by researching successful people and infusing their magic recipes, from Napoleon Hill to Oprah. Benchmarking or identifying “best practises” is a term used in the business world.

Attribute 3: Flexible Plans:

Only a plan is required once a person has a clear perspective and focus, as well as the necessary resources to get there. The entire route can be broken down into smaller, more manageable pieces that feel doable to tackle. This is referred to as a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) by project managers. Plan the path, incorporate key activities into weekly and daily schedule, and, most importantly, establish governance.

It’s important to keep track of how things are going in relation to the strategy in order to keep the momentum going in the long run. Try to come up with ways to track the progress and celebrate achievements along the way. Obstacles and disappointments will appear out of nowhere to derail the plans. Know this ahead of time, try to predict what they will be, and have backup plans in place in case anything happens. In a complex and unpredictable world, flexibility is essential for success.

See full story on processexcellencenetwork.com

December 15, 2012   Benchmark Six Sigma
For Master Black Belts, Lean Six Sigma Leadership
×

  • A Brief History Of Process: From the Industrial Revolution to today
  • Does dashboards make it easy to achieve success

Leave a Reply

Cancel

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Categories

  • Articles
    • Black Belt Tool Application Examples
    • For Master Black Belts
    • Green Belt tool application examples
    • Insights for Black Belts
    • Insights for Green Belts
    • Lean Insights
    • Lean Six Sigma Leadership
    • Leisure and Fun
    • LSS topics of common interest
    • New to Lean Six Sigma
      • Lean Expert Basics
      • Six Sigma Basics
  • Case Studies
    • Black Belt Qualified
      • Example Black Belt Projects-Health Care
      • Example Black Belt Projects-Manufacturing
      • Example Black Belt Projects-Services
    • Green Belt Qualified
      • Example Green Belt Projects-Health Care
      • Example Green Belt Projects-Manufacturing
      • Example Green Belt Projects-Services
    • Master Black Belt
  • Featured Articles
  • Lean Qualified
    • Lean Success Stories
  • Project Management Articles
  • Uncategorized

Archives

  • April 2021
  • November 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • February 2012
  • March 2011
Copyright © 2023 Benchmark Six Sigma