The power of a change effort is largely determined by the level of employee buy-in, motivation, and engagement. Engaging employees is the final component needed to create an environment conducive to change, which can drive cultural transformation and improve results. It is common to see a sudden and dramatic improvement in performance immediately following the Employee Engagement Programs; we call this phenomenon the “pop.”
Purpose
To provide employees with the understanding, skills, and motivation needed to effectively engage in the organization's cultural change effort.
Who For
All employees.
Results Expected
For the Organization
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Accelerate performance improvement across teams
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Obtain the buy-in and motivation employees need to fully participate in the change effort
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Create a positive environment for change
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Increase the organization’s capacity to implement change
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Significantly improve communication effectiveness throughout the organization
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Boost the momentum of change through increased motivation
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Create work environments that are challenging, fun, and bring out the best in people
For the Employee
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Gain a clear understanding of the desired culture and the steps to achieve it
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Understand the role each person plays in the change effort
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Acquire simple, practical skills that can be applied immediately to support the change
When to Use
When a majority of leaders set an example of personal change, have demonstrably improved their leadership effectiveness, and have basic performance improvement systems in place, the focus shifts to engaging team members.
Program Design
This is a customized program. We provide a template and support the organization in customizing the modules to fit their specific change objectives.
Internal Delivery
The Employee Engagement Programs are usually delivered by the top leaders of the organization, who set an example by implementing the desired changes. We provide these leaders with coaching and support to effectively deliver the program modules.
Duration
1 day
How We Use This Program in Cultural-Change Projects
Once we have developed the organization’s leadership effectiveness and created an environment conducive to change, we use this program to fully engage employees in the cultural-change effort. We deliver the program in waves to facilitate the spread of engagement. Immediately following the program, we typically see a significant jump in results—referred to as the “pop” in performance.
This program is part of our Pulscipline™ Cultural Change System.
INDICATIVE CONTENTS
Communicate the Change Strategy
The workshop begins with a clear presentation of the vision, change strategy, “what’s in it for me", their role, what is expected of them, and the support they can expect to receive.
Define “Point B”
Participants are presented with the critical areas of the culture that need to change and are asked to help define the behaviors required to achieve those changes and create the desired culture.
Develop Skills
The program develops the mindset and skills employees can apply immediately to help create the desired culture and begin improving performance.
Q&A Session with Top Leaders
The Q&A session with top leaders provides employees with an opportunity to ask questions to assess the real commitment and alignment of the top team to the change effort.