How to develop the How

An acquisition, a change in leadership, a turn in the market, a new business agenda; these are the sorts of triggers that unite leaders and managers in a shared understanding that something must change. Cue a strategic board meeting and ‘What’needs to change is quickly established, but what next?

“Well, let’s roll that change out straight away, cross our fingers and hope for the best.” 

Perhaps, we’re being a bit tongue in cheek, we know the gravity of such situations, but there is more than a little truth in our jest.  All too often we see leaders and managers adeptly identify ‘What’ they want to do but overlook ‘How’ they can achieve it.  Being able to articulate an idea or a strategy is fantastic but if organisations really want to embrace change they need to equip people with the skills to bring that about.

So, what’s so important about the ‘How’?