Overview

The premise for this group learning process is, "If you don't own it, you can't give it away." Managers and/or team leaders are prepared not only to anticipate how their people will respond to the organization's culture change, but also to understand their own reactions to the changes. These personal insights are supported by self-management techniques designed to increase their ability to stay outwardly focused when under stress-just as they would like all employees to remain outwardly focused.

Depending on the needs of the group or team, ReNewal can be delivered as a half-day session or expanded to a full-day process. The full-day session allows the group/team to build consensus as to the type of culture change that is appropriate. For example, does the organization most need incremental process improvement or does it need innovation? Is the organization early into its success pattern or has growth stagnated? Based on the team's/group's assessment, what changes in the culture will be necessary to support the appropriate changes?

By comparison, the half-day session is ideal for groups/teams who are already clear about their intention to change the organization's culture. The half-day session provides clear dialogue about the consequences of their change strategies. More importantly, participants consider how they must respond to those consequences if they are to lead the culture changes. "If you don't own it, you can't give it away" is seen by participants as the key to their culture change strategies.

Objectives

• Mutually determine where the organization is in its "Cycle of Organizational Attitude".
• Understand their role(s) in leading a ReNewal effort.
• Understand the "Cycle of Innovation Decay".
• Assess the current status of the organization's vision.
• Assess current (personal) ability to ReVitalize individuals and groups.
• (Optional) Build consensus re: what, if any, ReNewal strategies are needed.

Outline

• The four stages of readiness: Contentment, Denial, Anxiety, ReNewal 
• Group diagnosis: What type of change is your organization ready for? 
• Personal diagnosis: What is your readiness as a leader? 
• Fear vs. ReNewal: The Cycle of Innovation Decay 
• ReVision and energy. Using the "Positive Possible Organization" to energize people 
• The "Share-of-Share" truth 
• (Optional) Create ReNewal strategies 
• (Optional) Compare current performance to priorities 
• (Optional) Action plan ReNewal strategies that are high in importance, and low in current performance