5 Early Warning Signs To Help Save You From Change Disaster

We hear a lot of talk about how many change initiatives fail but the truth is failure doesn’t just happen out of the blue. 

If you’re headed for disaster, there’s always a number of warning signs that will give you a heads up that things aren’t looking good long before problems show up. 

Knowing what to look out for and taking aligned action when you see warning signs pop up will save your change initiative from absolute disaster. 

To help you do just that, in this episode of The New Way podcast, I share the 5 early warning signs of imminent change disaster that I see most often with clients. 

I cover:

  • Why confusion is like covid

  • The big early warning sign you must look out for with your leadership team

  • How to easily identify employee dis-engagement

  • The key role you must have confidence in

BTW don’t stress if you listen in and realise that one or more of these warning signs are present in your change  or transformation initiative right now.  Look, disaster might be lurking ahead, but there’s plenty you can do to get the transformation program back on track. 

Tune in now and keep your eyes peeled for these 5 sneaky signs so you can nip them in the bud.

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND WHERE TO FIND THEM:

[1:45]: Today’s episode shares some early warning signs of disaster for your change initiative. Failure doesn’t happen out of the blue and folks in the know can identify these signs well before problems actually arise. 

[3:40]: When you’re driving a change initiative, failure can happen at any point in the process, but success can only happen at the end. 

[5:00]: If the reason behind the change isn’t clear people can get confused, and confusion can spread quickly. Identify anyone who doesn't understand the process and purpose, and make sure you clarify with them before it spreads. 

[6:15]: If the team driving the change isn't aligned in what success looks like, this is a huge red flag.

[8:20]: The third warning sign is asking for feedback about the change progress, and getting silence in return. This suggests your employees are checked out, cynical, resisting the change, and/or experiencing change fatigue. 

[10:45]: Another big warning sign of potential change disaster is having members of the leadership team disconnected from the change process.

[13.05]: The last warning sign of the episode is when you, or other executives, don’t have confidence in the change manager. 

[15.30] Recap on the 5 early warning signs of change disaster discussed in this episode.

LINKS

Website: https://www.everchange.com.au/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkatebyrne/

Kate Byrne