1.
Link the case for change to your ‘finance’ plan.
2.
Integrate and align the change – make it a topic of all your meetings and
regular conversations.
3.
Role model the new vital behaviours that will support successful change
adoption.
4.
Move people from change-resistant to change ready – focus on vital change
behaviours and what’s in it for them.
5.
Focus on impact above cost – success is whether the project delivers lasting
behavioural change; not milestones and smiley faces.
6.
Communicate, communicate, communicate the burning platform multiple times using
different methods, sometimes buy-in is only achieved at the 20th or 30th
iteration.
7.
Listen closely and involve people in the change process – understand their
underlying fears.
8.
Use early adopters as change champions to convert others to believers.
9.
Have empathy for where others are on the change curve and their pace of change.
10.
Listen to critical views – sometimes they are nuggets of gold.
11.
Test, learn and adapt – change is neither linear nor a box-ticking exercise.
12. Measure – add feedback loops & measure the effectiveness of behavioural change.
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I understand the pressures facing finance professionals: Prioritisation, career progression, leadership & people dynamics.
For a third of my career, I was operating at only half my potential. I was differentiating myself through my analytical mind. I had not yet learnt how to be a transformational and inspiring people leader. I realised from working with thousands of leaders for some big brands; Investec, KPMG and BMW, that greater impact can be found through a focus on people and leadership dynamics. I am an experienced C-Suite executive, non-executive director, entrepreneur, author and international speaker with more than 22 years of corporate experience. As the former CFO and CHRO of BMW UK Ltd. and BMW Financial Services Ltd., I understand the financial language of business, strategy, and risk and the pressures facing finance professionals. My vision is to help organisations and leaders to engage their people effectively. I have led and implemented award-winning cultural transformation programmes in multiple industries. I published my first book, “The Authenticity Dilemma Resolved®” in November 2016; which captures my experiences of working with thousands of leaders to increase their confidence and help them bring more of their real selves to all interactions to become inspiring, transformational leaders. I am passionate about helping to develop the generation of finance leaders; who have the mindset to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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