Most change efforts struggle to get early traction without clarity, leadership and alignment. The Upstream stage of change is all about getting your initiatives off the ground with sound process and governance. This episode outlines the seven requirements for launching for success, each clarifying what it takes to set up a strong start, which leads to a better and faster finish. Accomplishing this early work is an investment that leaders, project teams, and consultants will want to do for every major initiative!

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Although every major change effort has a sponsor, not many sponsors fully understand the role, how to set up the effort for success, and provide clear guidance from start to completion. When consulting to sponsors, there are ten extremely important questions that can have them thinking more strategically, engaging more fully, and providing the kind of leadership their initiatives require. Come hear about these questions and consider the implications for getting your sponsor to embrace what their efforts need from them.

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All projects address designing the solution for the future state. However, most set up a Design Team or use consultants primarily of content experts to come up with their best recommendation. However, recall: “Having the solution is not the solution”! The design process directly impacts your ability to get the solution adopted and sustained. Content expertise, while essential, is not sufficient, especially if your project is transformational. To consciously address scope and design, we need to also clarify mindset, culture and stakeholder behavior, all required for a complete picture of how the new state needs to function. The episode discusses the importance of these competencies as well as expansion of the design process to ensure the best solution is generated and can be adopted and sustained. How do you address design and is it working for you?

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