Implementation Accelerator

From Implementation Management Associates

The Shape of Resistance in Transformational Changes
Honor the Heroes and Hang the Heretics

If your organization is embarking on large-scale, transformational change you can anticipate resistance. That’s no surprise. What may be surprising is that the resistance is most likely to be greater in the ranks of leaders than in the ranks of Targets. It’s the conundrum of transformational change: Sponsors control the pace of the change by what they Express, Model, and Reinforce. Sponsors may also be the major source of resistance. Remember the AIM (Accelerating Implementation Methodology) principle—you can expect the most resistance from those with the highest vested interest in things remaining the same.

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The Risk Dashboard of Change
Applying the Principles to Mitigate Project Risk

Think about all the controls on your car instrument panel. The oil gauge. The speedometer. The fuel gauge. Each provides information that you use to better control the operation of your automobile. But these controls are not all equal. If you don’t fill your windshield washer fluid up right away you can survive. But if you don’t have enough oil—well, that could be a different story! The Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) steps and principles are your project information panel—a risk dashboard that you can use to monitor the status of the critical human elements of project change management.
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Common Vocabulary Drives Implementation Speed

Learn more about special discounts available for the May 6-7 public Introduction to AIM program in Chicago. Contact Paula Alsher at palsher@imaworldwide.com or 800-752-9254.

The “need for speed” in implementation is more important than ever. If it takes your organization too much time to complete strategic initiatives, you are likely putting your competitive advantage or market opportunities at risk.

One simple but powerful way to increase speed is by building a critical mass of Sponsors, Agents, and Targets who all have a common vocabulary around organizational change management. A common language provides consistency and reduces confusion.

That’s one of the core benefits of the Introduction to AIM (Accelerating Implementation Methodology) action learning program, conducted either on-site or on a public basis.

In two days, your project teams will be introduced to the principles, tools, strategies and tactics of the methodology, and will leave with specific actions they can take to:

Increase readiness for change
Improve the quality and duration of Sponsorship so that it continues past project launch
Identify how to best reinforce the “future state” behaviors needed for adoption and Return on Investment
Manage resistance more efficiently and effectively

For more information about special discounts available for the May 6-7 public Introduction to AIM program in Chicago, contact palsher@imaworldwide.com or 800-752-9254.

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About IMA

IMA helps organizations navigate the waters of large-scale, complex organizational change with a business-discipline and rigor not often associated with the human side of implementation. Our Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) is world-renowned as a practical, repeatable framework that significantly enhances the likelihood of Return on Investment.

March 2010

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