What Strategies Facilitate Personal Continuous Improvement

 

Q: What strategies have you found most effective in facilitating continuous improvement for both individuals and organizations?

A: That’s a big question. Continuous improvement is not an easy process. There is a whole learning curve involved that includes self-knowledge. And, there is a practice-to-mastery component. 

In the tiniest nutshell, start very small, practice everyday, note when you feel resistance, take note of that and self-reflect for weeks to discover the origin, celebrate tiny wins, keep it going for at least 100 days to create a neurological pathway and habit. 

Is there something specific you want to work on? 

Leading Change

Leading Change Can be Difficult

Here are 7 helpful (not easy) steps.

Step 1: Know change is necessary

Step 2: Create the vision to focus all efforts in the desired direction

Step 3: Form an empowered improvement team with decision-making power. Hand them the new vision.

Step 4: Communicate the new vision to the entire organization.

Step 5: Establish a very real sense of urgency.

Step 6: Empower others to act on the vision

·      Remove obstacles

·      Change systems and structures to align with the new vision

·      Encourage risk-taking and non-traditional / innovative ideas (out of the box) ideas

Step 7: Plan for and create short-term wins.

·      Plan for visible performance improvements

·      Create these improvements, make them happen

·      Celebrate successes!

·      Recognize and reward employees involved in the improvements

Step 8: Institutionalize the new approaches.

·      Articulate the connection between the new behaviors and success.

·      Develop the means to ensure leadership development and succession.

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