A thorough look at what is required to drive change through leadership and culture. Presented to the Ontario Chamber Executives, November 2014

1. Leading Today’s Teams:
Cultivating a Culture that
Embraces Change
What is working in the real world of Ontario business….

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5. "Consider how hard it is to
change yourself and you'll
understand what little
chance you have of
changing others."
- Jacob M. Braude

6. “If you don’t like change, you
will like irrelevancy even
less!”
- Tom Peters

7. No
FEAR!!

8. Rule:
“People do not resist change.
They resist the uncertainty
of change that is perceived
forced on them.”

9. Our goal for today ….
This will not be about theories and vague concepts.
Share real actions of what leading companies in
Ontario are doing right now to lead teams, drive
change and build a culture of inclusion and
engagement.
Clear action steps and trends for you to take back
and apply to your organization.

10. Open dialogue….
How is change effecting your
organization?
What are some things
you are doing to
manage change?

11. To drive change, 4 key elements MUST be in place:
A clear VISION and STRATEGY
A group of STRONG LEADERS driving goals
A sense of URGENCY
EVERYONE INVOLVED in planning and KNOWING the
business reality
If any of these are missing, conflict will exist

12. Top 8 business lessons we have learned:
1. Change is part of your culture…urgency to hit goals!
2. Clear expectations are needed
3. Fingerprints on strategy
4. Business thinkers…the more involved, the better
5. Don’t forget the recognition
6. Resisting technology is futile
7. Managing generations
8. It’s all about leadership
and one more….

13. Change is part of your culture
…urgency to hit goals!

14. Clear expectations are needed

15. Fingerprints on strategy

16. Business thinkers
…the more involved, the better

17. Don’t forget the recognition

18. Resisting technology is futile

19. Managing generations

20. It’s all about leadership

21. Wait…one more
The danger of accountability

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