How well do you communicate decisions and manage change?
Our reader poll today asks: How well do you communicate decisions and manage change?
– Very — My decisions are clear and I manage change well: 39%
– Somewhat — Most decisions are clear and I get through making change: 55%
– Not very — My decisions could be clearer and I struggle with change: 5%
– Not at all — My decisions are rarely executed effectively: 1%
The decision is just the start. All too often we mistakenly believe that once we’ve made a decision, things are final. Allow me to introduce the concept of “execution risk” – the possibility a decision you’ve made isn’t executed correctly or at all. Without proper change management, the execution risk you face can be quite high especially for controversial decisions. There are two key ways to minimize execution risk – effective communications and active change management. Make sure you invest in doing those well if you want to see your decisions carried out the way you expect them to be.
Do you agree with these poll results? Let us know in the comments below!
– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC
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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 200,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.
“effective communications and active change management.” These are the keys to success and if you can assess and evaluate the degree to which these two skills are hitting your targets (goals) you will be a lot closer to ideal or optimum leadership. How your decisions are projected & received is just as important as what they are.