No reorganization is ever easy. Especially when you are hired from the outside.
When this occurs, the newly appointed leaders must do what Alan Mulally of Ford and Sergio Marchionne of Fiat Chrysler did when they transformed their organizations. Their example works also works for leaders who have been in their jobs for a while.
- One, respect tradition.
- Two, make change urgent.
- Three, treat employees with respect.
- Four, insist upon personal accountability.
Managing change is never easy, but when you respect the work and the people who do it you have the opportunity to make change work for the organization.