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business improvement
a path to success
so you want to climb a mountain eh delivering a business change can often
feel just like that
the analogy works well let's start with why
why do you want to climb a mountain
why do you want to deliver the business change
for your climb to be successful you need the help of people who have embraced
the challenge
as much as you have to do that they need to know
and believe in your end goal you do know which mountain you want to climb
right
or is it a mountain range a mountain range is OK
but you need to pinpoint the one summit that you're going to reach first
for your change effort
this means understanding the specific problems or opportunities
otherwise you'll exhaust yourself
attempting too much and achieving very little
climbing a mountain
is rarely done alone nor is delivering change
who's in the team that'll help you plan the journey
who will your fellow climbers be do they have the skills they need to play
their respective roles
there will be others those that will influence
and those that will be affected who are they
and how are you going to keep in touch with them through the various stages of
your journey
now you can begin to prepare
and plan
after all you wouldn't just get up one morning and start climbing Everest
you'd want to think about the alternative routes how long it will take
you to get to the top
the likely pitfalls along the way you'd also want to do some analysis
look at a map the effect of the weather fronts
understand the variables that will determine your success
or not it's the same with successfully delivering change
you need to make sure that your plan and solution
are grounded in reality and objectivity
even when you tread your planned steps
the weather altitude oxygen levels
and time of day will all affect your progress
what do you need as your indicators of progress
how will you recognise that conditions have changed or that your team may not have the
skills that you thought they had
the longer the journey the harder it's going to be to maintain the enthusiasm
and drive if you stop it will take more energy to get up and stride on
than if you hadn't stopped in the first place so how do you keep going
how do you make sure everyone stays with you right to the end
regularly exchanging information will give you the heads up
should you need to make any real time adjustments on route
it's also important to celebrate your successes
on the way up not just when you reach the summit
it'll keep spirits high and the destination
in mind especially on those tough days
and remember to capture what you have learnt along the way
you can then apply your newly found skills and experiences
to climbing your next mountain simply and successfully
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