9 How to describe change

On day 1 of any change, the ability to describe in detail your change in a tangible and relevant way will put you in a great place to start. The technique is called ‘defining your Change Elements’.

The problem with change

Change looks a lot like this. We have a start point, A, and an end point, B, and in between we need to make things happen and change to reach B.

The path is not clear

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Starting off on this path would be crazy.

  • You don’t know where you are.
  • You don’t know where you are going.
  • You certainly don’t know how to get there.

The change is just too big. Even if right now it looks simple, achievable and understandable ...

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