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Feature Article - The Ten Most Common Mistakes when Implementing Change - Part 2

On The Horizon...

Recommended Resources

What's Coming Up  


 Stepping Stone Picture


"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field"

Niels Bohr 


"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."

Eleanor Roosevelt 


"By creating and working with a strategic discipline around change you will ensure that your organization has the methods, capabilities, and infrastructures in place to consistently get the maximum ROI from any change initiative."

Excerpt from Feature Article


"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."

George Bernard Shaw
 



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Surviving the Common Mistakes Made when Implementing Change 

Dear Colleague,

James Joyce (Irish born turn of the century writer and poet) once said "mistakes are the portals of discovery".

This September edition of Results From Change concludes our exploration into the ten most common mistakes made when implementing change by introducing the remaining five mistakes that Being First has compiled throughout our three decades of experience facilitating and consulting to change.

Our intent in writing this special report is to offer you a portal to discover strategies that you can put in place to help your organization avoid these common pitfalls that threaten to derail even the best laid plans for change.

In follow up to the overwhelming responses from you regarding the relevance and importance of this topic, this November Being First will host a FREE 60-minute webinar on tips and best practices for surviving beyond these mistakes in your organization. For more information on how to register to join us, visit the "On the Horizon" section of this newsletter. 

Erin Patla
Director of Business Development


Feature Article

The Ten Most Common Mistakes when Implementing Change - Part 2
 

"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."

Last month's feature article discussed five of the ten common mistakes made when implementing change. This month we conclude this topic with the remaining five mistakes and strategies that can be adopted to avoid them.

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On The Horizon

Free Webinars offered by Being First

Human Dynamics Webinar Series - Hurry! There's still a few seats left in our free webinar series focused on the Human Dynamics of Change. Register to join us September 23rd at 1PM EDT where we'll be focusing on Mindset and Other Invisible Causes of Success and Failure when implementing change. View Part 1 of this series.    

Avoiding Mistakes in Change Webinar - Due to tremendous response we received from Augusts feature article, we are happy to announce we will be hosting a 1-hour free webinar to discuss strategies, tips, and best practices to excel in your change initiative. Join us November 19th at 1PM EST to go beyond being aware of the mistakes and gain practical tools to excel in spite of them.   

Being First's Winter 2010 Public Workshop Schedule

Leading Transformation - Leading Transformation is Being First's foundational course in managing, leading, and executing change effectively and a prerequisite to our Advanced LT course. We will be holding this program in Phoenix, AZ January 27-29, 2010. Sign up today!

Advanced Leading Transformation - We are happy to announce two opportunities to attend the much-anticipated Advanced LT course. This course dives deeply into critical segments of the Change Leaders Roadmap showing you how to use, tailor, and track your progress. This is a "must attend" course for anyone looking to hone their skills in change strategy. This course will be in Phoenix, Arizona February 1-3, 2010 and in Ottawa, Ontario February 23-25, 2010. Sign up today! 

Leading the Human Dynamics of Change Workshop - This 2-day course is designed for change leaders, managers, and team leaders seeking new ways to successfully navigate change and unleash people's performance for breakthrough results. We will be holding this program December 10-11, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Sign up today! 

Optimal Performance Training - If you are someone that aspires to consistently perform at their best, this course is for you. No matter what you passion is, your ability to master your internal state is the key to your success. Join us March 18-19, 2010 in Denver, Colorado to learn the Optimizing system for managing your internal state for peak performance.
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Recommended Resources

(If you are not yet a subscriber to The Change Leader's Roadmap Methodology you will need to sign up for a FREE trial subscription to view most of the links below)

This month we are offering additional resources to support each of the five most common mistakes outlined in our feature article. 

The Ten Critical Actions for Leading Successful Transformation
Assess Your Organization's Readiness for Change
Assessing the impact of the change 
The Human Dynamics of Change 
Communicating the Case for Change


What's Coming Up

In the current reality organizations are faced with - getting more done with less; less resources, less staff, less room for error, it is more important than ever to engage in strategic thinking and planning for every major change effort. Results from Change will spend the rest of this year focusing on this strategic thinking and planning beginning with the steps necessary to build your change strategy.

Until then, all the best in your change efforts.