Management Tip of the Day: Maintain Momentum for Your Change Effort

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   TIPS   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile JULY 19, 2012 Maintain Momentum for Your Change Effort When implementing change, it's crucial to communicate short-term wins to motivate people to stick with it. But not all near-term successes are created equally. Pick milestones that are: Visible. People need to see firsthand that their hard work is making a difference. Concrete. Ensure that the wins are real and that you're not declaring victory prematurely. Unambiguous. Small gains, such as conducting a productive meeting or resolving a scheduling discrepancy, are not short-term wins. Pick things that show real results and are indisputably relevant. Today's Management Tip was adapted from the Harvard ManageMentor Online Module: Change Management. Buy the course and learn how to effectively manage change: » Share Today's Tip: FEATURED PRODUCT The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century HBR Press Book Governance and the role of corporate boards are critical to help us wrestle with critical issues like CEO performance and succession, compensation, and forward-looking strategy. Edited by Harvard Business School professor Jay W. Lorsch, the preeminent authority on corporate boards, this book gathers the leading voices from business and academia to address the challenges of governance in the 21st century. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Tip: PREVIOUS TIPS Manage Your Team Indirectly Know What Your Customers (Really) Do Best Consider Your Employees' Career Paths Get the Salary You Want Help Your Team Embrace Change Turn to Frontline Employees for Customer Insight The Right Way to Ask for a New Assignment Take Care of Your Most Reliable People Write a Job Description That Attracts — Not Repels — Candidates Reward Managers for Helping Others Grow All Previous Tips BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's Must Reads Library Set Guide to Persuasive Presentations Guide to Better Business Writing Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Introducing HBR's Morning Advantage The Harvard Business Review Morning Advantage delivers the latest business ideas from beyond HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning — and it is free! Sign up today >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Management Tip of the Day" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2012 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)