Ground Conditions for successful change - Margaret Wheatley

Margaret Wheatley identifies three conditions that support successful change initiatives for groups, teams or organizations.

1. Change cannot occur without new information entering the system.
   • Give employees as much information as possible.
   • This keeps people informed, builds trust, and cuts down on rumors.
   • It’s also useful to set the context “Here is who we have been, and here is why we need to change and where we hope to go.”
2. Develop a sense of shared purpose.
   • Help employees develop a sense of personal meaning of the change for them and their teams.
   • If a situation is personally meaningful to me I am more likely to be engaged. Improving engagement is necessary so that employee satisfaction is high and is also a key part of achieving better business results.
3. Allow people to have input on how the change will occur.
   • Input creates buy-in.
   • People who play a part in the change process feel valued and more in control.
   • People in every part of the company have critical information for the change process.