Hello all,
This week we are circling back to Change Management, because WIT is about making changes.
How can we help create a better experience for all in SUNY?
Applying Change Management strategies can help with that, for us, for the colleagues we work with, and for the students who rely on a SUNY education to help them achieve their dreams.
WIT is all about that!
To be effective in creating the gender-inclusive working environment we need- we need to recognize that change can be hard, and there are tested and true strategies for making it easier.
One essential is that every change needs someone/some group committed to leading it. A committed change sponsor makes sure that a change isn't simply an idea that drifts around.
I'll highlight a section of the Proci blog 12 Change Management Principles and Best Practices that I am featuring today that speaks to the importance of a change sponsor.
I hope that each of you knows who that person or group is at your institution (and maybe it's you!).
"An active and visible sponsor is the top contributor to success. They enhance the change management process by:
- Giving consistent attention to the change to support it.
- Influencing other leaders and executives to form a coalition of sponsorship.
- Acting as a change champion that motivates others to embrace it.
- Making effective decisions about the change and aligning priorities of the other leaders in the organization.
- Directly communicating with the project management and change management teams throughout the transition.
- An effective leader drives momentum by visibly championing the change."
Finally, the CPD offers Change Management and Project Management through their programs for traditional technology folks and for librarians, and you can find more details here:
https://cpd.suny.edu/project-management/project-management-fundamentals/
All the best,
Holly
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