Thinking Differently
If its true that 80% of the effort is on the problem, then its worth a closer look.
Transformation
- There was a time this word felt exciting. To some execs it still does. But for most of the workforce it just means another bunch of changes to deal with.
- If you believe that the right action to respond to an opportunity or threat involves transformation then I strongly suggest you take a look at the following toolkit and see how well you can complete it.
The Transformation toolkit on the right hand side is an example to help you think through and develop basic transformation components:
Where do I start?
This area of the toolkit explores the basics that give your transformation credibility.
Vision – Where you project your ambitions and give a sense of direction and goal.
Purpose – Where you explain why this is important.
Strategy – Where you explain how you intend to deliver on your vision. Intent is extremely important.
Plan – Where you give a sense of timing to your strategy. The order and sequence of major milestones.
Task – The lowest level of detail for this toolkit, making the whole thing real by naming key roles and activities.
What am I promising?
This area of the toolkit uses a sun ray diagram to depict the transformation from where we are now (bottom left) to where we want to be (top right). It aligns to the vision, major milestones and benefits.
What will this feel like?
By explaining how this will feel across the workforce, you are demonstrating your understanding of the impact and acknowledging your role in mitigating and supporting that
How will we be organised?
This is a good opportunity to develop an Operating Model with associated organisation chart so people can see where they fit and their contribution.
What will enable us?
This is where you outline the big enablers such as capabilities, functions and key partnerships
What will guide us?
Giving people a sense of the rules you will follow will give them comfort you have considered what’s important, the risks and the opportunities.
To bring this to life, the following has been completed to illustrate how that might look for the famous Apollo program from NASA. The idea is to make it compelling, exciting and create a desire to want to be part of it.
