{"id":742,"date":"2022-04-13T18:27:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/?p=742"},"modified":"2022-04-13T18:27:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:27:35","slug":"leading-through-executive-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/leading-through-executive-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Through Executive Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Art-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-743 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Art-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Art-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Art-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Art-1.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Change is an inevitable part of life \u2013 and especially the workplace. But that doesn\u2019t mean change is easy and that there won\u2019t be challenges when helping team members navigate organizational or executive transitions within a department. That\u2019s where strong leadership from management makes the difference. All too often, departments are so caught up in the upcoming changes that they don\u2019t think enough about their most important asset \u2013 their team members. According to a Gartner study, 73% of change-affected employees report experiencing \u201cmoderate to high stress levels\u201d. Those suffering change-related stress \u201cperform 5% worse than the average employee\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Without strong leadership, there can also be some unforeseen consequences for departments when organizational and executive changes are on the horizon. A few of these include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loss in trust<\/li>\n<li>Decrease in morale<\/li>\n<li>Increase in rumors and speculation<\/li>\n<li>Decrease in productivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we\u2019ll cover in our next article, transparency and communication are key. A lack of strong communication is cited as one of the top complaints workers have when navigating change within their department. That\u2019s why many departments depend on coaching during these periods. Coaches can work with leaders to develop an effective communication plan, ensure that it\u2019s delivered effectively and make sure employees feel heard during the process.<\/p>\n<p>During periods of change, strong leadership is more important than ever. Effective leaders help team members stay focused during times of transition, maintain productivity and keep morale high. It\u2019s not an easy task, but your leadership team doesn\u2019t have to go it alone. The right partners and resources can help make the transition period successful and positive. <strong>Leah M. Joppy and Associates<\/strong> is ready to help departments navigate major changes, while helping managers and their teams thrive! Call us at 301-670-0051 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:leah@lmja.com\">leah@lmja.com<\/a> and let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change is an inevitable part of life \u2013 and especially the workplace. But that doesn\u2019t mean change is easy and that there won\u2019t be challenges when helping team members navigate organizational or executive transitions within a department. That\u2019s where strong leadership from management makes the difference. All too often, departments are so caught up in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":744,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions\/744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}