Being unsure of how to begin implementing change in your organization or church can be exhausting and frustrating. But here’s the thing, it can be more fun than you imagine. I’m going to walk you through the 5-step strategy for making the right sustainable changes the first time.

We live in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. Whether we like it or not, it’s the truth. People’s needs and wants are changing. Supply and demand are uncertain, even for things like toilet paper and cleaning products. I believe, and studies reveal, that this demands continuous organizational change so that we can continue to meet or exceed the expectations of those we serve.

I was leading my group coaching call when I heard the comment “This is going so slow, how do I get people to follow me? Will things ever change?” Can you relate?

If you’re leading in this season of chaos, uncertainty, and volatility, then you know how frustrated people are feeling right now. Not to mention hopeless, angry, sad, worried, exhausted, and even paralyzed.

Does our current reality have you saying to yourself, “I didn’t sign up for this!?” You are not alone.

Are you caught in the middle of starting to connect with new people online and hearing pleas from others who wanted to go back to the way things were?

If you are asking whether or not you are the right person to be leading where you are right now, you are not alone. Between all the changes, ambiguity, and uncertainty of the present and the future, it is completely normal (and helpful) to question if you are the best person to be in your role right now.

Are you one of the countless people trying to figure out how to keep meeting your customers’ or clients’ needs during this truly uncertain time?

When we are clearly in changing, uncertain, and ambiguous times it can be really challenging to know how to continue to meet (and even exceed) our customers' expectations. This can be especially true if we can’t see them face-to-face. That is unless we know how to exceed their expectations no matter what’s going on in the world.

As I read people’s posts in my feeds from all different sides of this virus, I’m reminded of what my dad’s grandpa would tell him when he remarked about an issue “there’s more to the story, Tommy. There’s always more to the story.” So, as I sit here months into lockdown, I’m wishing I could be sitting next to you on your front steps. And if I could, here’s what I would tell you with misty eyes.

Before you and your team go ahead and start to implement the changes you want to make to realize your envisioned future, there are a few things Cummings and Worley (2015) stress are important to keep in mind for successful culture changes.

how do you use your influence to help your team get excited about making necessary changes? Here are 10 steps you can take to implement culture change through honoring the past and leading into the future!

As a leader, you know that not only is change inevitable, it’s also vital to the health and sustainability of your organization. Change is what enables you and your team to continue to meet and exceed people’s ever-changing needs and expectations. But if there’s anything I know about leadership it’s that implementing change can be one of the most challenging and resisted parts of leadership.

s your system for change costing you? When change is necessary, does it feel more painful implementing change then it does just leaving things the way they are? Letting problems stay the same longer than necessary could be costing your organization immensely. And making changes in the wrong order could be as well.