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Implementing change in a company is done by focusing on the change team. All members of the team need to be accomplishing their tasks and achieving their goals for the change initiative to be a success. But sometimes, because the focus is too much on the change team, not a lot of focus is given into maintaining executive support. This is quite common and very regrettable since the higher management should be on the forefront of the whole change process. The question becomes, how can executive support be maintained during the process of implementing change?

Normally, in an organization, monthly meetings are held to discuss running the business issues. A good company policy like this is a great way of handling issues and keep the business from falling apart. The same mindset needs to be imported when it comes to implementing change. There should be regularly scheduled meetings devoted to changing the business.

An efficient way of handling this is to set aside a meeting composed of two sessions. One session will be for discussing issues about running the business, and the other is for business change issues. This gives a dual purpose. First, it drives the current needs of the business to the back of the executives’ minds. Second, the break that separates the two sessions, is a good time for the executives to detach their minds off the topics discussed during the initial session.

The next session should focus mainly on business change. By devoting time specifically to change the business, it creates accountability at the executive level for implementing change. If a roomful of execs are incapable of describing, at least in broad strokes, where the current change initiatives are, it is a signal that insufficient time is being devoted to those projects. Setting aside special meetings will allow the executive team to become and remain engaged with those projects, thus, maintaining executive support.

For more information on business change management, please check out our website: Implementing Change