Comments on: To start a culture change all we need to do is… http://www.change-directors.com/execellence/to-start-a-culture-change-all-we-need-to-do-is/ the resource for Change Directors Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:57:48 +0100 hourly 1 By: Doug Shaw http://www.change-directors.com/execellence/to-start-a-culture-change-all-we-need-to-do-is/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Doug Shaw Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:28:47 +0000 http://execellence.com/change-director-forum/?p=17#comment-3 You can't beat a good story. We all like them, and we all remember the best ones. I use the power of stories all the time, I'm surprised they're not a more widely used....tool? Still, maybe whilst we all like a good one, not all can tell a good one eh? Culture change requires persistence. So let's say you've convinved some senior guy or gal to walk the floor and find out what's on folks minds. First walk, they're going to get pretty much nothing. Folk'll most likely tell them it's all OK. Senior gal goes back to office, closes door and thinks whoop de doo it's all good. Nope. Go back and ask again. Once a week, why not Friday afternoon. After a while people will open up and also, people will start to check in on a Friday more often because they want ot engage with an engaging senior guy....or gal. You never know, they might all go out for a juice or a beer after and really get to talking about this culture stuff. Cheers - Doug You can’t beat a good story. We all like them, and we all remember the best ones. I use the power of stories all the time, I’m surprised they’re not a more widely used….tool? Still, maybe whilst we all like a good one, not all can tell a good one eh?

Culture change requires persistence. So let’s say you’ve convinved some senior guy or gal to walk the floor and find out what’s on folks minds. First walk, they’re going to get pretty much nothing. Folk’ll most likely tell them it’s all OK. Senior gal goes back to office, closes door and thinks whoop de doo it’s all good. Nope. Go back and ask again. Once a week, why not Friday afternoon. After a while people will open up and also, people will start to check in on a Friday more often because they want ot engage with an engaging senior guy….or gal. You never know, they might all go out for a juice or a beer after and really get to talking about this culture stuff.

Cheers – Doug

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