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Our generation faces a rare chance to reshape global equilibrium amidst rapid geopolitical and economic changes, particularly visible in Asia. Learn the strategies and tools to navigate and lead through change effectively.
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TQP = • Master of Change
“Our generation has an opportunity given to few, to remake a new global equilibrium after the irreversible changes brought about by the rapid geopolitical and economic shifts of the recent past. Nowhere are the changes more visible than in Asia.” • —Dr. Manmohan Singh
“Change will not wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” • —Barack Obama
“Those who fear change will be left behind. • BUT! A leader must possess, and master, the strategies and tools for managing change.” • —Donald Dewar
Making the Trauma of Change… “SMALLER”
SM A L L E R Self-Conscious …during the initial stages of change • Strategy • Give more information up front
SM A L L E R Miss …what we’re concerned about first • Strategy • Focus on the positive
SM A L L E R Alone …how people sometimes feel • Strategy • Structure interaction
SM A L L E R Limit …the degree of change we can handle at any given time • Strategy • Take small bites (doesn’t have to slow!) • Rest occasionally
SM A L L E R Level …of readiness varies from person to person • Strategy • “Look, they’re creating progress” • Extend an invitation to learn
SM A L L E R Enough …resources to manage and sustain the change • Strategy • Help people to see them
SM A L L E R Revert …to the old way when the pressure is removed • Strategy • Don’t remove the pressure for the new way until it has become a habit
Chinese proverb • “It is very dangerous to try to leap across a gap in a mountain trail in two bounds.” —Chinese proverb
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