This week I have had the pleasure of working with a number of coaching clients who are planning to implement change in their organisations. We have used our coaching conversations to explore and plan the proposed change. Clients have fed back that the opportunity to reflect on their proposals has been very useful; therefore, I have pulled together some of the questions that we have explored this week for others to reflect on. I hope that this is useful.
Exploring the change:
· What will be different after you’ve implemented the change?
· Why is this change important?
· Is the proposed change supported by evidence or research?
· Is this really the right time to make this change?
· Are the proposed timescales realistic?
The conditions for change:
· How would this change work in your organisation?
· What barriers might you face?
· What other priorities are being implemented at the moment?
· Will your colleagues recognise the need for change?
· Are the foundations in place for this change e.g. mindset, motivation, impact on workload?
· How will you avoid a culture of blind compliance and invite reflection and challenge from your colleagues?
· How will you draw on your colleagues’ prior knowledge with reference to the evidence or research?
Designing a strategy for implementation:
· What precisely will the change look like?
· What specific strategies will you be using?
· What are the changes of process or protocol?
· What will be your phases of implementation?
· What will be the milestones that you need to reach along the way?
· How will the implementation be monitored and evaluated during each phase?
If you would like to discuss a change that you are mulling over making at the moment, and would value the opportunity to think deeply about this change, and be constructively challenged in your thinking, please get in contact: info@claireplattcoaching.co.uk
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