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Change Support
Change Support
Change – So What?
Change has become part of everyday business for companies. The various external and internal dynamics – and the ever-increasing speed and complexity of development – keep companies in what feels like a constant process of interlocking changes. Among employees, this increasingly causes unrest, curiosity, movement, resistance, and worry – but also courage, enthusiasm, and creativity. Without the right leadership measures, this emotional cocktail all too easily turns into a downward spiral of disorientation, loss of purpose, declining performance, higher sick leave, and turnover. Creating continuity, quality, reliability, perspective, and orientation in this dynamic market environment is a true leadership task!
HCBC – The Bridge Builders!
Leading successfully in and through change while handling day-to-day business as well as possible is a challenging and sometimes exhausting leadership task. In our consulting work, we meet a wide variety of people in responsible leadership positions at all kinds of companies, who approach this task anywhere along the spectrum from “thoughtfulness – experience – curiosity – connection – trust – openness” to “erratic behavior – inexperience – skepticism – mistrust – distance – time pressure.”
The art of our consulting and support lies in speaking plainly when clarifying the assignment – that is, working together to pin down exactly what it is about, how great the need for change may be, where people stand in terms of personal attitude and willingness to take responsibility, what previous experiences those involved bring to a potential process, and which of the company’s values are affected by the change. And of course, it is about the issues that lie beneath the surface: the “subtext” in communication, what goes unsaid, the hidden stakeholders. In this phase, we succeed in bringing this subtext to the surface – respectfully and in a way that suits both the people and the company – building bridges to the visible and invisible concerns in the consulting and support process, and making them visible and open to discussion for our potential collaboration and its goals.
Where From – Where To?
We carry out the analysis together with you. We sit down with you and everyone involved at the outset to discuss all the hidden and open assignments in your change process. Together, we make the big goals and the smaller milestones of the change project visible and concrete. Possible questions include: What exactly should this change process achieve in the company? What has already been accomplished?
Which groups can influence this change process, and how? How much disruption can the company handle? What is your organization’s history of change – and which processes are still running, stuck, or working against each other …? The better we get to know your company, the more precisely we can ask the right questions together with you. Once we share a common starting point, you open the door to your company for us – that is, as a second step, you allow us to talk with various people in your organization about “change,” so that we can develop a tailor-made proposal for supporting your change process.
Engaging Large Groups
One of the challenges in mid-sized, large, and very large companies is truly reaching all employees in a change process – informing them firsthand, engaging them, and tapping their full potential to shape a successful future. At HanseCoaching BeratungsContor, we have extensive experience in using a wide variety of means to launch a change process as a shared process from the very beginning. Large-group events with a difference are one building block – interactive, challenging, and fun. Not lectures, but events where everyone takes part. Together with you, we create a setting in which people speak up – including those who would otherwise quietly sink into the background. A real workshop atmosphere and circle discussions with more than 200 participants – why not? Dialogue maps, idea competitions, corporate theater – why not? Video blogs, live chats, social media approaches – why not? Creative and binding – not a flood of sticky notes, but concrete, verifiable agreements. Let’s look at which approaches and program elements truly fit your company, your leadership team, and your employees in light of the change you are aiming for. We are happy to visit your company, discuss your program goals with you, and introduce ourselves, our ideas, and our experience.