You may well be familiar with the stat that 70% of organizational changes fail. But what if you could build an internal "special forces" team that turns that statistic on its head?

In this week's episode, Connie Klimko, Transformation Lead at Siemens Energy, explains how she's created a two-tiered system of change champions that has demonstrably improved productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction during major transformations.

Connie shares the nuts and bolts of their "Transformation Accelerator" program - from their intensive 3-day bootcamps where participants learn about psychological safety, reframing, and immunity to change, to how they deploy these change experts across the organization in response to specific business challenges.

Whether you're a change leader looking to build better internal capabilities or a business executive tired of failed transformation initiatives, this episode provides a practical blueprint for creating a network that turns cultural roadblocks into business opportunities.

• 00:00 - Introduction: The need for effective change champion networks

• 01:05 - Why every company needs a change champion network

• 02:20 - When to deploy change champions: Impact assessment and scale

• 03:04 - The origins of the Transformation Accelerator network at Siemens Energy

• 04:15 - The two-tiered system: Change Ambassadors vs. Transformation Accelerators

• 06:08 - How business leaders request and work with Transformation Accelerators

• 07:30 - The tiered progression system for Transformation Accelerators (TA in training to Master TA)

• 09:10 - Key differences between Change Ambassadors and Transformation Accelerators

• 10:20 - Inside the intensive 3-day bootcamp: What TAs learn

• 11:25 - The power of addressing "immunity to change" in transformation

• 13:05 - How content was developed based on business needs and research

• 14:10 - The importance of psychological safety in innovation and change

• 15:30 - Building the business case: How Siemens Energy secured leadership buy-in

• 17:15 - Demonstrating ROI through improved business metrics

• 18:40 - Selection criteria: How participants are chosen for the program

• 20:35 - The 10% time commitment and how it actually saves time

• 21:45 - How being a Transformation Accelerator changes day-to-day work

• 23:50 - Lessons learned and continuous improvement of the program

• 24:55 - Advice for change leaders looking to start their own program
  
  

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⁠⁠⁠⁠Nellie Wartoft⁠⁠⁠⁠

CEO of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tigerhall⁠⁠⁠⁠, Chair of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Executive Council for Leading Change (ECLC)⁠⁠⁠⁠

nellie@tigerhall.com