Section 4
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Any change involves a complex transition period of varying duration, depending on its scope, field of application and target audiences. Indeed, like anything new, change always requires time for adaptation regardless of the type of change or the organization that is implementing said change.
In the context of the health and social services governance process, the motive, meaning the reason behind this collective process, lies in the desire for change. In this sense, the realization and adoption of the effective health and social services governance model, in 2020, will be the starting point for a transformation.
As a collective process, the change created will be broad, as it will affect all First Nations, both locally and regionally. On the other hand, not everyone reacts in the same way to change and each stakeholder has different concerns and needs.
Therefore, it is important to make sustained efforts to prepare for change and facilitate its success.
Videos
These videos are from the presentation provided by Carol Hopkins, Executive Director of the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation, and Mr. Wayne Spear, Founding President of Spear Communications. They were received during the FNQLHSSC’s pre-Annual General Assembly in July 2018, which focused on change management.
1. Moving toward wellness using a vision of hope, meaning, belonging and purpose (bilingual video)
2. How the moon teaches us to use efficient patterns in navigating through change (bilingual video)
3. Five key questions in change management (bilingual video)
4. Change is a process that takes time and effort (bilingual video)
HOW TO LEAD CHANGE?
Communagir is a non-profit organization specializing in collective development and implementation in a context of change.
To learn more about change management, visit their website and go to the following section Mener un changement (available in French only).
THE 5 questions
Strategic Change Management Tool
This adapted tool from Mr. Wayne Spear, who comes from Kahnawake and is the founding President of Spear Communications, builds on five strategic questions relating to change. These questions aim to allow First Nations to paint an overall portrait of a pre-change situation to better prepare for it.
Click here1. Currently, what is working well in terms of health and social services? What do we like, what do we want to keep, or what would we like to do more? This question leads to positive change.
2. What must we do better, differently or less? This question leads us to focus on the possibilities.
3. What are the obstacles that prevent change? This question is used to determine the opportunities available to us.
4. If you could make a change, what would it be? This question is used to determine strategic priorities.
5. How can I help? This question is used to determine individual roles in a collaborative process of change.