the mudd partnership | a ninja's guide to influencing change
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A NINJA GUIDE TO
INFLUENCING
CHANGE IN 4
SIMPLE STEPS
TIME FOR CHANGE
WARNING! WARNING!
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" Leadership is Influence. You must
influence change positively to break
through in 2014."
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Captain @MuddPartnership
BRIEF
YOUR MISSION: Manage Change Process
KEY OBSTACLES: Influence
THE PLAN: Successfully Influence Change In Just 4 SimpleSteps
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STEP ONE
Your first step is to gather all the key informationnecessary to inform and influence. It’s important tosee the big picture and know exactly the rightinformation to establish credibility, legitimacy andauthority.
Prepare your ground and demonstrate personalmastery so that when your told you can’t you canprove you can ;-)
Objective: Gather Key Information
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STEP TWO
AKA Gather The Troops.
Find out exactly who the Key Influencers are andwork on winning their trust and support. Your goal isto build leverage, consensus and buy-in. Timing iscrucial so act quickly while you're in control of thefacts.
Objective: Establish Network Of Influencers
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STEP THREE
That’s right. You must go beyond the immediate andthe obvious – Who else may be Influential in otherparts of the Organisation or Business? Now it’s time toput your brain to work. You want to create a sense ofEnergy, a Sense of Urgency and a Common Purpose:
✔ Spread & Think Wider ✔ Think Total ✔ Be Innovative✔ Think Critical Mass & Warm Spots!
Objective: Involve Others
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STEP FOUR
Find ways you can build and exercise leverage;Influence Senior Managers and Decision Makers tomodel new behaviours and play an active part in yourcommunication strategy!
Objective: Influence Key Stakeholders
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MISSION COMPLETE!
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RESULTS
Influence Change Process Resistance To Change Motivated Workforce Wicked ProblemsTimingReputation
Overall Mission
ACHIEVEDACHIEVEDNONEACHIEVEDNONEPERFECTIN TACT
SUCCESS
KEY INFORMATION
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