How do you handle change in your business? Not everyone does it successfully. According to McKinsey, about 30% of change management initiatives succeed. Meanwhile, ongoing change can cause stress, burnout, and low morale for your employees. Most initiatives fail because of poor leadership. 

So, how can you make your changes more successful? At BigSpeak Speakers Bureau, we work with some of the Top Change Management Speakers. These keynote speakers are bestselling authors, top business professors, and former CEOs who are experts on how to successfully lead change in an organization.

Here are just a few of their ideas.

1) For those who embrace the change, there is opportunity.

According to Cassandra Worthy the World’s Leading Expert of Change Enthusiasm®  you can use your own mix of adaptability, resilience, and perseverance to embrace change and find opportunity.

2) You can improve your relationship to uncertainty.

According to April Rinne, bestselling author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change, the key to change management is to improve your relationship with uncertainty by adopting a flux mindset. People need to see all change as a chance to learn, grow, and improve.

3) Focus on new ways of doing things.

According to Frits Van Paasschen, the Former CEO of Coors Brewing Company and Starwood Hotels and Resorts, change is about letting go of the old way, allowing everyone to focus on new ways of doing things.

4) Good leaders show empathy.

According to Bill Benjamin, an emotional intelligence expert, good leaders use their emotional intelligence when companies take on change management initiatives. When leaders show empathy for their employees, they are more willing to step in with new ideas and take risks.

5) Concentrate on relationships.

According to J.P. Pawliw-Fry, co-author of the bestselling book Performing Under Pressure, people forget to focus on building relationships in a crisis because of stress. However, when you take care of your relationships with your team, your team members are more willing to take on change.

6) Kill a stupid rule.

According to Lisa Bodell, award-winning author of Kill The Company and Why Simple Wins, one way to handle change is to kill a stupid rule. Many things people do at work are because “that’s the way it’s always been done,” even if it doesn’t make sense. So, eliminate that rule.

If you would like to book a Top Change Management Speaker for your next event or conference, contact BigSpeak Speakers Bureau today.

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