Just read Adam Grant’s Think Again. Changing your mind is ok when presented with new information!
Speaking of change, you may be familiar with Kotter’s 8-Step Process for Leading Change or Prosci’s ADKAR model. Now I present to you the 5Es courtesy of yours truly. Do we really another model? Well, yes, because our corporate template has a 5-section summary. 8 steps were too many and I am not too keen on the word adkar. So today was born the 5Es. And hopefully after implementing change with this model, you’ll be saying “Eeeeeeeee!!!!!” with glee and not with dejection.
Let’s get it to it!
- Enlighten
- Enlist
- Enable
- Energize
- Elevate
BONUS E: Engage everyone by communicating constantly throughout.
ENLIGHTEN – Bring awareness to the driving reasons for the change.
ENLIST – People need to participate in various teams and roles as defined by the strategy.
ENABLE – Train or have barriers removed in order to implement the change.
ENERGIZE – Keep people motivated, celebrate all wins, big and small.
ELEVATE – Once the ball is rolling, don’t plateau, keep building on the change and making it even better.
ENGAGE – Communicate, communicate, communicate at all stages.
And while the classic model is a step model, I prefer to think of this as more of a spiral (an upward one!) or a spring. As new people join, as the organization changes, we’ll need to revisit a few Es as it warrants.
So make change Easy on your people with these Eeeees….
