THE 10 BEST TIPS FOR DRIVING TURNAROUND CHANGE

Matt Jackson Owner,

AT SOME POINT IN YOUR CAREER,

YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE

FOR TURNING

AROUND A FAILED PROJECT,

TEAM,DIVISION OR

BUSINESS.

WHY I KNOW WHAT I

AM TALKING ABOUT

Tip #1 A shared sense of urgency is critical to

transformation.

DON’T hide the need to change.

Tip #3 NEVER worry

about what can’t be done, only what must be done.

Tip #4 Be respectful of people. Hindsight is 20/20 &nobody made bad decisions on purpose.

Tip #5Transformation requires everyone to be onboard;

great skills don’t outweigh a rotten attitude.

Tip #13Personally thank the people who

are contributing to positive change,

hand write a thank you card.

Tip #16Talking about vision is great, but people need written plans

they can execute against.

Tip #18Prevent indecision ---- it is corrosive.

Tip #19Leadership in charge when things went wrong

can rarely turn

things around themselves.

Tip #20

Empower and require people to fix problems.

They usually do fine and you can’t do it all alone.

Tip #21If you have to do it more than once,

figure out how to do it right.

Tip #22Say what you mean,

NO weasel wordsor room for ambiguity. People will appreciate it.

Tip #26How you treat

people during layoffs will impact how the

remaining team views you.

Tip #28 – Never be constrained.