IT Virtual Leadership: Leading the Move Back to the Office

Executive Snapshot

• Figure: Executive Snapshot: Leading the Move Back to the Office

Situation Overview

• Key Challenges to Your Move-to-Office Initiative

• The Need for a Formal Change Management Plan

• An 11-Step Back-to-Office Change Management Plan

• Step 1: Understand Your Employees' Current State

• Step 2: Clearly Define Your Desired End State

• Step 3: Identify Specific Unmovable Stumbling Blocks

• Step 4: Identify Specific Removable Stumbling Blocks

• Step 5: Formulate Your Back-to-the-Office Change Management Plan

• Step 6: Work with HR to Make Any Needed Policy Changes or Additions

• Step 7: Coordinate with Needed Internal Support Functions

• Step 8: Write Your Communication Messaging

• Step 9: Define the Critical Success Factors (CSFs), Measurements, and Feedback Loops

• Step 10: Plan Implementation

• Step 11: Ongoing Measurement and Monitoring

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