Managing Change

Dolores Montavez Ruz

OCASI Fall Conference November 4, 2009

Change is afoot.

We will spend a short while to:Recognize there are different responses to changeReflect on your own natural responses to changeExamine constructive and helpful ways to manage change Explore how to build resilience into the journey of change

Who is in the room?

Change seats or turn to someone you don’t know yet and share:Your name

Your agency/organization

One word that describes your attitude toward change

Managing change…

Is this what you do when faced with change…?

Managing Change…

Or maybe this is your style………..

Managing Change…

Or maybe this ………

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Hopefully not this ……….

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Perhaps this is more your style…

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But one thing is certain….

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Change will happen!

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And those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history.

Joan Wallach Scott

Change happens…whether we are ready or not…

Let’s examine how we respond to change…. One Step at a time.

Only One Step… in noble silence

In any direction…Big or small…Forward or backward…Slowly and deliberately…Observing your moment-to-moment reality…Becoming aware of your patterns of movement…Feeling your responses to changes…

Only One Step… in noble silenceTake the First Step

How does it feel to take a step into an unknown experience?Look around and see who you are next to.See where others are in relation to you.

Only One Step… in noble silenceTake a Second Step

Each step is a choice…Each choice has consequences…What has changed around you as a result of the second step…

Only One Step… in noble silenceTake a Third Step

Are you beginning to recognize certain patterns about your movements?What is characteristic of your choices in some way? Observe others in relation to you… is this what you expected? What is working or not working for you right now?

Only One Step… in noble silenceTake Another Step

Pause and look around you again. With each step you took…

– You made a choice…– Took an action…– Influenced an outcome…– Contributed to consequences…

Consider…– What can you really manage about

change?

Managing Change:Reflecting and Evaluating

Share any personal Insights. What have you learned from the experience?What could you do differently to manage your next change with calm, finesse and skill?

Managing Change:Reflecting and Evaluating

Choose one action you could take.Share it with your neighbour

A few things to remember about change…

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most adaptable and responsive to change.

Author Unknown

A few things to remember about change…

If nothing ever changed… there'd be no butterflies…

Author Unknown

A few things to remember about change…

Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.

Pauline R. Kezer

Thank you and have a wonderful conference