Barrie Day - Author and Change Expert

EXPANDING THE MIND SET FOR CHANGE

July 26th, 2009 by Barrie

 

EXPANDING THE MIND SET

Often when we talk about effecting major change with a client, although we have tools and techniques, often all we’re doing to start the process is to expand the person or companies mind set. To enable them to see things in a different way.

For a company or an individual who has been doing things a certain way for 20 yrs it can be very tough to even see or contemplate the possibilities.

 The next step is where we help the client by offering a much broader set of options. Again we try to open the mind to what’s possible with a new paradigm. By exploring these concepts with other corporate leaders or individuals many new ways of thinking open up and become possible. Often it’s just a different way of looking at the same thing.

 These behavioral patterns, or how we think and respond are based on what we have done in the past, often successfully, but which may no longer be the best approach.

 Once that is achieved new concepts can be considered such as:

 Reach: The ability to attract large numbers of customers

Content: The quality of information products and services

Speed: To outperform your competition

Fast Lane : Capability and maturity of the organization

Systems Thinking : Considering processes in terms of systems

 All with an open and expanded mind.

 

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