The Seven Principles of Successful Change By William A. Jenkins and Richard Oliver 1)Accept your worth and acknowledge others’ worth. Accepting and acknowledging worth is the foundation of successful change. 2)Generate trust. When there is trust between two or more people, change is more readily accepted. Being trusted and trusting others allows you and others to be positive, productive individuals. Trust is the centerpiece of successful change. 3)Learn by empathy. Those who continuously learn about themselves, others, work and life have a greater capacity for change. By observing others, broadening interests and understanding different perspectives, you can gain an instinctive understanding of change. Connect to change by daily learning. 4)Embrace change. Change is inevitable and appears to be increasing at exponential rates. You can either resist change or accept it. 5)Unleash the synergy. Team synergy is the result of two or more people valuing and trusting each other. When two or more people produce ideas, they ultimately make improvements that are significantly greater than would have been possible separately. 6)Discover champions, depend on masters and find a sage. Effective change will be steered by more than a leader. The environment of change will eliminate autocratic supervision. Instead, it will seek champions, masters and sages to foster change. 7)Liberate decision-making. Change resulting from one person’s decisions rarely works. Share decision-making with those around you. Empower them. Collective ownership in decisions promotes change.
