Description

• Adjusting to unfamiliar situations, demands and changing roles
• Seeing change as an opportunity and being receptive to new ideas

Self

• Accepting that change is an integral part of life
• Displaying open mindedness to new ideas and proposals
• Demonstrating a willingness to do things differently
• Making suggestions for improvement
• Taking a creative approach to change which challenges assumptions and is not based purely on enhancing existing practice
• Viewing change situations as opportunities for improving and developing work
• Remaining positive about moving forward despite being realistic about the difficulty of change
• Demonstrating that ‘the way things are done here’ does not restrict you
• Challenging the status quo in a constructive way

Others

• Seeking a diversity of perceptions
• Encouraging others to initiate and embrace change
• Encouraging experimentation and new ways of working
• Providing ongoing support and encouragement to others who are developing and testing ideas
• Articulating the purpose of change and the context within which change is happening
• Adapting approach to respond to changes outside of the organisation
• Communicating change in a positive manner through influencing and persuasion

Organisation

• Creating a climate that encourages innovation and receptivity to change
• Leading by example in supporting the organisation to break with traditional methods
• Communicating upwards to influence policy formulation
• Embracing new technologies, techniques and working methods
• Scanning the wider environment to seek opportunities to develop the organisation
• Modifying departmental/organisational strategy to adapt to changes in the wider environment