ABSTRACT
The benefits of organisational change will be realised only if every affected individual decides to make the effort to change the way they work and behave. One senior leader with weight, respect, and gravitas amongst their peers needs to take on the responsibility of championing and sponsoring the change from the initial idea to embedding and benefits realisation. Engaging senior leaders can be a challenge. Middle managers are another powerful group during organisational change. Middle management is a tough place to sit in organisations, with a constant need to prioritise initiatives, balance change implementation with business as usual targets, and cope with needs and issues coming down from their bosses and up from their staff. Change champions are business as usual staff who either volunteer or are nominated by their manager to work with you on the change alongside their usual job. Demonstrating the tangible things that are going to change is a very powerful way of engaging stakeholders.
