Vision, skills, incentives, resources, and an action plan — leave any one of them out and change doesn't happen the way you want it to. Check your readiness, then build the plan.
Why Most Change Fails
Readiness Diagnostic
Toggle the elements you actually have in place for this change effort right now, and watch what's predicted to happen. (Adapted from the well-known Knoster, Villa & Thousand change model.)
Click each box to mark it present (on) or missing (off).
Vision
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Skills
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Incentives
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Resources
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Action Plan
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Change
All five are present — this is the combination that actually produces lasting change.
Start With The End
Definition of Success
The Basics
Change Outline
Who's Driving This
Core Team
Role
Name
Communicate It Well
Messaging
Audience
What's In It For Them?
Key Message(s)
Six Phases
Change Management Timeline
Build Momentum
Create Short-Term Wins
Produce a win fast enough to energize the people already helping, win over the skeptics, quiet the cynics, and build real momentum. Small steps that show results almost immediately matter more than one big eventual payoff.