Purpose – Discussion points

1. What are the GM’s expectations? What specifically does she/he want to achieve? 2. How does the GM envision the project rolling-out?3. Important to get early buy-in and commitment - how to secure support for behavior change 4. What are HR expectations? What would be the senior team’s expectations?5. Does the plant leadership (direct reports to Patrick) know or is aware that there exists team

“dysfunctionality’ or that there is even a concern? 6. What will work at the plant?

• what has been the team’s experience with group dynamics • and ability to want to change?• what has been done to date?

Preparation

Diagnostic -suggest platform of self awareness, personal interview built around competency change model

  Function description and organization chart review - were to start; previous work

        - how much does the team know what is not working in the business - and is the GM willing to share to make change happen?

. Capturing Information and feedback - The Why/How boundary on behavior change

Purpose – Discussion points

Focused on Business Process Improvement – not on individual personalities Establish improvement objectives - Re-engineering the staff, the ways and means Set objectives that are measurable in terms of behavior needed Identify target leaders and managers that are wiling to changeDefine Specific Problem(s) and or people – resistance to change

Preparation Define new behavior model/Diagram New/Chang Process(es)Test New/Change Process(es) - Realistic in terms of job design and staffing Define All New/Changed Enablers for New/Changed Process(es) - Build/Acquire EnablersImplement New/Changed Process(es) and functional organization

Deliverables1. What does the GM need to share (tangibles) with Corporate but more importantly2. What does the plan to take action ‘to fix it” look like?3.  Change initiatives are successful only if they fit the culture and people what to change 4. It is in many instances, it is either ‘the carrot or the stick" proposition.

Team leadership must want to change in order to be successful.

Information and Tasks - Budget and Cost Secure a clear understanding of present condition (i.e. business, management) and where to the GM wants to take the team and the business.