Match Potential Team Members After the research in planning the initiative, putting together the right team determines the success of an initiative more than anything else. Selecting the right members for the Change Team will take some time. You are striving for diversity -- different backgrounds and perspectives -- on the team. Look for people in the following areas:
It's important to have team members from each of these areas, but you must have people from the first and third areas. You'll probably find great candidates as you investigate the initiative. Think of inviting some of those people to be on the team. Remember to include in your list of potential team members: managers, non-managers, represented people, males, females, minorities, people who have been with the organization for a long time as well as those who have been there a short time. Maximizing the diversity of the team increases the odds that the Change Team will succeed. These differences in perspective generate challenging, "out-of-the-box" thinking that is needed to handle surprises as the initiative progresses. As Change Agent, you will analyze the skills needed for the successful implementation of the initiative. Does the initiative require an engineer? Someone who knows information systems? Someone who is great with people? After carefully determining which skills the Change Team needs to complete its work, find people who have those skills and recruit them to participate on the team. Not everyone you approach will want to be a member of the team. Be prepared to recruit more people than are needed. You may choose to ask the Champion
for help in locating potential team members. S/he may be able to offer additional insight
on potential members who possess the skills you need; it is, after all, the Champion's job
to help locate what is needed for the success of the team. © 1997 ChangeCraft ™ Written by Heidi Jeanne Hess (Veronica Boaz and Doug Wesley contributed) Check Point (Please complete and submit the Form below) When you are finished
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