# How to lead change

[8 Step Process](https://www.kotterinc.com/8-steps-process-for-leading-change/) (Kottor)

1. Establish a sense of urgency 
    - Examine market and competitive realities.
    - Identify and discuss crises, potential crises or opportunities.
    - Create the catalyst for change.
2. Form a powerful coalition
- Assemble a group with enough power to lead the change effort.
- Develop strategies for achieving that vision.

4. Create a Vision
- Create a vision to help direct the change effort.
- Develop strategies for achieving that vision.

6. Communicating the Vision
- Using every channel and vehicle of communication possible to communicate the new vision and strategies.
- The guiding coalition teaching new behaviours and leading by example.

8. Empowering others to act on the vision
- Removing obstacles to change.
- Changing systems or structures that seriously undermine the vision.
- Encouraging risk taking and non traditional ideas, activities and actions.

10. Planning for and creating short term wins
- Planning for visible performance improvement
- Recognising and rewarding employees involved in these improvements.

12. Consolidating improvements and producing still more change
- Using increased credibility to change systems, structures and policies that don’t fit the vision.
- Hiring, promoting, and developing employees who can implement the vision.
- Reinvigorating the processes with new projects, themes and change agents.

14. Institutionalising new approaches
- Creating the connections between new behaviours and corporate successes. – Developing channels to ensure Leadership development and succession.


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