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Jones Loflin

For Change And Innovation

Gearing Up

Where is your leadership moving

change or innovation forward in a small

way?

“We keep bringing in

mechanics when what we

need are gardeners.”

-Peter Senge, Author of The Fifth Discipline and The Dance Of Change

A More Natural Approach…

“If you use a living-systems lens [toward

change], you get people who approach

change as if they were growing something,

rather than just ‘changing’ something.”

-Peter Senge, Author of The Fifth Discipline and The Dance Of Change

Mechanic vs. Gardener Breaking Ground

What do you ______?

What do you _____ you ____?

What do you _____ ______?

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GrowCreate conditions where change or

innovation can thrive

Grow

Grow

Grow Grow

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GrowCreate a supportive environment

Connect to mission/vision

Supply resources

Establish a sense of urgency

CultivateDetermine actions that will accelerate the

growth of change or innovation

Next time you’re in the dairy aisle of the

grocery store, reach for a jug of 1% milk instead

of whole milk.

Cultivate

3 Ps

Cultivate

3 Ps

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PrioritiesFrom To

Cultivate

3 Ps

Processes/SystemsWhat are some changes to

processes, systems, or

procedures that would

encourage change and

innovation?

Cultivate

3 Ps

Communication We can talk about that later.We can work out the details next week.

Get back to me on this.

Call me at your earliest convenience.

I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

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Dig Deeper

Help me understand why you said…

You seem really passionate about ______. Tell me more about that.

Let’s see if I am clear about this…

So it sounds to me as if… Am I on the right track?

PruneReallocation of resources to

nurture change and innovation

Where do you need to cut back

so you can grow forward?

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Where Do You Need To Prune?MicromanagementAlways focusing on urgentAttempting too muchParalysis caused by fearPerfectionismProcrastinationWillingness to say ‘Yes’ Ineffective meetingsE mail/Technology

overload

OveranalyzingPersonal challengesLack of disciplineUnclear expectationsFailure to planUnwillingness to delegateTask saturation

(Busyness)Continuous partial

attention

HarvestCelebrate more moments of success with

change and innovation

Harvest

Grow Harvest

The Gap

Motivation

HarvestMoments

What’s your seasonof change and innovation?

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Seasons Seasons

Seasons Seasons