The Champion Path

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Champion Profile

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Why Read These Chapters? (About 180 words)

These chapters describe Change Teams, Change Agents, Champions and Team Coaches: how they work and the contribution they make to transformation.

Cast of Characters (About 160 words)

Short definitions of the roles in transformation.

In Short: How does this work? (About 400 words)

A very brief introduction to why this transformation got started and how it proceeds from here.

People Volunteer To Transform the Organization (About 690 words)

All participants must volunteer to join a transformation process.

Is This Initiative Legitimate Or Not? (About 380 words)

Change Teams must work on Change Initiatives that are within the bounds set by the organization.

Change Team Support (About 770 words)

Change Teams rely on two essential support roles played by people who are not members of the team: the Champion and the Team Coach.

Your Team's License To Make Changes (About 650 words)

Change Teams create licenses that give them the authority needed to work on their Change Initiatives while showing how the initiative will stay in bounds.

Finding Resources (About 500 words)

Champions help the Change Team find the resources it needs to complete the Change Initiative.

Protecting the Change Team (About 700 words)

Some people in the organization will oppose the Change Team's initiative. It is up to the Champion to protect the team from these forces of opposition.

Talking to the Right People (About 980 words)

Including people in the planning process is a powerful way to generate a support resource for the initiative.

Focusing on Processes (About 350 words)

Change Teams reinvent the way work is done to help the organization move toward its vision.

Transforming a Process (About 700 words)

A Change Teams focuses on the mechanics of one process -- or even part of a process -- to remove barriers to achieving the company's vision.

Make Small, High-leverage Changes (About 830 words)

Small, high-leverage changes move the organization towards transformation at a quicker pace with greater leaps from the old process to the new.

Change Teams. They're just like any other team, right? Wrong! (About 500 words)

Change Teams are short-term, self-managed small groups of diverse volunteers who are dedicated to the Change Initiative and to each other.

Where to Look for a Champion (About 350 words)

A Change Agent must find a Champion as s/he prepares the Change Initiative.

Mutual Performance Evaluations (About 530 words)

Mutual performance evaluations give everyone a chance to see where they are, as well as an opportunity to share essential performance information with everyone involved with the team.

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