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When implementing a global solution, accept that you may
have to accept as much as 20% in local variations.... To
expect a 100% ﬁt is not necessarily healthy or reasonable.

This is where the skill of being able to see the
bigger pictures and being empathic becomes
crucial in project management. Good change
agents are not only forward-looking, but also
are able to help others step back and see the
change in a broader context.

5: Don't be obsessed about gender

It is easy to feel, as a woman leader, that you
are being treated differently or perhaps even
unfairly. But I think part of what has made me
successful in my career is that I never saw
myself as "the woman in the room." Once you
do that, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
You start thinking about the way you do
things, how you are being perceived by others,
whether you should be more outspoken - or
less. These become barriers that keep you
from simply doing what needs to be done, or
just doing your best.
Yes, being a woman has made some of my
work more challenging, particularly in
countries with a hierarchical culture or
mindset. In such situations, trust and
credibility need to be established with more
effort, and you need to demonstrate and prove
to your stakeholders that you have the
relevant working experience and are capable
of achieving the same successful results as you
have in the past.
Managing
and
effecting
widescale
organizational change is incredibly complex. It
involves countless variables and sometimes
hundreds or even thousands of people - most
of whom do not want their work life to change.
Like it or not, your success will partly depend
on factors that are hard to quantify - your

personality and interpersonal skills, the culture
of the organization, etc.
But my experience leading several big
organizational changes has yielded some general
principles that I have found hold true whatever
the situation. Following them will not make the
next change you lead a breeze to carry out.
However, they should help you avoid some of the
headwinds that you might otherwise face, while
making your job more fulfilling and purposeful.

Takeaways
* Developing the right people and
talent is one of the keys to change
management success.
* To make a lasting change, help
people see and feel the benefits
brought by the change and how it
will make life easier for them-and
remember to always lead change
with the heart.
* It is critical to invest time on knowing your stakeholders first and
how their needs and cultural preferences could be considered
before implementing any changes.

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