Preparing change for your team
There are right ways and wrong ways to carry out changes in your team. During a change scenario, the leadership you demonstrate can make the change easier or harder for your team members. You might be leading the change yourself, privy to changes in advance of your team, or changes may become known to you and your team simultaneously. In each of these cases, your team will be watching you closely to see how you handle the situation. There will be no second chances for these moments, so be prepared to handle the situation in a way you are satisfied with.
Change communication
Whether the change is completely under your control or outside of your control, being able to communicate it clearly can make a big difference in producing a successful transition. Ideally, you should be able to include each of the following change characteristics in your communication:
- Vision: A high-level understanding of what is changing and why
- Strategy: The plan...
