Comments on: Which Type of Change Agent Are You? http://changethinking.net/sponsoragent-relationship/which-type-of-change-agent-are-you Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:32:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: denise lee yohn http://changethinking.net/sponsoragent-relationship/which-type-of-change-agent-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-3555 denise lee yohn Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:11:08 +0000 http://changethinking.net/?p=544#comment-3555 daryl -- thanks for the insightful post articulating the vendor-partner difference. generally i find that the higher up in the organization the person i'm working with is, the more likely they are to view me as a partner -- not sure if this is because these folks have been around the block a few times and therefore have learned the greater value derived from a partner-relationship -- or perhaps they don't feel threatened by my expertise -- or?? in any case, i find your "Change Agents Who Think of Themselves As…" chart helpful reminders of how i can help move my relationships more toward the partner end of the continuum. daryl — thanks for the insightful post articulating the vendor-partner difference.

generally i find that the higher up in the organization the person i’m working with is, the more likely they are to view me as a partner — not sure if this is because these folks have been around the block a few times and therefore have learned the greater value derived from a partner-relationship — or perhaps they don’t feel threatened by my expertise — or??

in any case, i find your “Change Agents Who Think of Themselves As…” chart helpful reminders of how i can help move my relationships more toward the partner end of the continuum.

]]> By: Nancy Murphy http://changethinking.net/sponsoragent-relationship/which-type-of-change-agent-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-3548 Nancy Murphy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:16:17 +0000 http://changethinking.net/?p=544#comment-3548 This is a great post that highlights the need for strong sponsor support and understanding to make any change successful. I think the greatest barrier to developing a partner relationship with sponsors is lack of understanding on their part of their role in making the change happen--that if they don't clearly support the change, no one in the organization will get behind it either. Once they understand better what is needed from them, you are on the road to creating a partnership and enabling a successful change. This is a great post that highlights the need for strong sponsor support and understanding to make any change successful. I think the greatest barrier to developing a partner relationship with sponsors is lack of understanding on their part of their role in making the change happen–that if they don’t clearly support the change, no one in the organization will get behind it either.

Once they understand better what is needed from them, you are on the road to creating a partnership and enabling a successful change.

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