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Build the New: Destroy the Status Quo

Live blogging Larry Johnson's session: Destroy the Status Quo, leading change in a changing world (handout).

Larry weaves storytelling, audience participation and visual elements to help attendees understand managing and leading change.

Three good ways to help teammates and stakeholders embrace change:
* Use incentives
* Let people know that change is coming
* Explain why change is necessary

People experience three kinds of pain in change:
* The pain of not changing (P1)
* The pain of not knowing what to do (P2)
* The pain of changing (P3)

When P1 + P2 > P3 then change occurs.

To help people change, a change leader should:
* increase the pain of not changing (P1)
* increase the pain of not knowing what to do (P2)
* decrease the pain of changing (P3)

Healthy options for dealing with unpleasant situations:
* Proactive change (make change happen)
* Accept (just deal with it)
* Leave