How to be a change Superhero

 

In How to be a Change Superhero by chartered psychologist and experienced HR expert Lucina Carney is subtitled "The business toolkit to help you to 'do' change better."

And that is exactly what this highly powerful yet eminently readable book does.

Lucinda starts her book with a very powerful and challenging question "When was the last time you experienced change at work -did you feel it was being done to you, or perhaps you were involved in trying to communicate or deliver it? Did the change achieve the promised results, or did it fizzle out? How effectively was it managed? Did it leave people energized, puzzled or cynical?"

Lucinda then goes on to point out that the reality is that change has become the new normal, but that many changes are still poorly thought out, badly planned, badly executed and ill-communicated to the workforce.

Rarely do we hear that managers or employees have been properly trained in how they should deliver change or how to work with it.

Lucinda makes the point that some people who are responsible for change, even those with 'change' or 'transformation' in their job titles are too often ill-prepared for dealing with the complex requirements of adequately dealing with and managing the process of change.

Of course, poorly managed change can result in reduced business outcomes and can even mean that people can be emotionally harmed by the change experience. 

Lucinda asks a very pertinent question: "Isn't it time to do change better?"

Of course it is! But how can people involved in implementing change make sure that they are capable pf doing change better? 

Buy Lucinda's change toolkit, read it from cover to cover and implement the valuable change lessons that you will find.

Learn how to explore what superpowers you can develop that will be helpful in implementing change.

Consider the responses toward change that are either driven by cultural attitudes or by human nature. These can either make the path of change smooth or bumpy.

You'll learn how to put together a change 'Master Plan' that will let you make use of the strengths of a team (described as your Change League) and have a clear understanding of how to plan and deliver large-scale plans for change in an effective manner.    

You'll learn how people can challenge or derail change plans because they don't understand why change is required, or because they have a need to be consulted because they think they should be a part of the change process or perhaps because they should be a part of the process. Or because they might have identified a challenge to the process.

You'll discover how courage can be a valuable tool, along with self-awareness, self-control, self-motivation, empathy and much more besides.

The book is published by Practical Inspiration Publishing at £14.99. It's available from Waterstones, Amazon and other book retailers.

If you are involved in HR from a modest firm of Solicitors in Mid Wales right up to a huge company with dozens of branches worldwide, this book is required reading.

You can also access the related free change toolkit at 

https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/change-superhero-resources/toolkit/