With your team, craft a compelling narrative supporting the need for change and how it will positively affect the organization. Pilot the message with a few people and request feedback.

Surface conflict within your team pertaining to a change.

Serve on or consult with the leadership of a community organization or nonprofit seeking strategic planning direction to change and innovate.

Seek and meet leaders who successfully engaged their team during a change initiative.

Lead a new initiative for a professional organization.

Join a university-wide initiative that will bring major change to your unit.

Engage your family in a conversation to change one particular change (e.g., need for extra help with aging parents).

Communicate finalized narrative to all staff. Encourage staff to contact you with questions or concerns and respond as quickly as possible.

Ask a higher level mentor or your supervisor if you could sit in on a strategic planning meeting.