Wednesday, July 6, 2011

New Things



New routines and plans can cause stress on the team and for yourself.  Taking a risk to implement new things - routines, schedules, reports, creates change to the status quo.
This action now becomes about change - improvement and innovation, new ideas and following up on the suggestions/input of others.  Getting people on board with the change is where leadership is required.
Questions to consider when taking a risk:
  • why am I taking this risk?  what will the results be?
  • what is the difference between new and old?
  • who will be impacted?
  • what education and follow up is required to make the new 'thing' stick?
If you have considered this during your plan, you have mitigated some of the risk in introducing new things to your team.

Go ahead - take that risk - you will learn from it no matter what!

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