5 Key Strategies for Managing Dialogic-Based Projects

In this episode, we discuss how to manage dialogic-based projects. Specifically, you will learn of 5 key strategies that you can use to more successfully manage ANY dialogic-driven change effort.

Effectively managing “dialogic-based” projects requires both a different mindset and set of capabilities than managing “traditional” change projects. As OD/Change leaders, to succeed with solving for complex adaptive challenges, it is imperative one apply a mindset and set of techniques that are suited to the challenge. Hence, in this episode, you will learn of 5 key strategies that you can use to become a more effective change agent when leading dialogic-based change.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What dialogic-based projects are; how we define them

• The key differences between dialogic-based change projects and traditional projects

• 5 key strategies that you can use beginning today to increase your success rate when leading change

Chapters

• 0:00 – Introduction to Managing Dialogic Work

• 1:35 – What are Dialogic-Based Change Projects?

• 4:50 – Strategy #1 – Contract Differently

• 6:39 – Strategy #2 – Measure Differently

• 10:00 – Strategy #3 – Lead Differently

• 13:45 – Strategy #4 – Execute Differently

• 15:41 – Strategy #5 – Coach Differently

Hope you enjoy!

-Randall Scott

Related Reading

• Measuring Dialogic Change: How to Measure Your Success

• Dialogic Leadership: What It Is and Why It Matters Today

• 10 Strategies to Transform Your OD/Change Career (Workshop)

See how these ideas come together in practice. Explore the Complexity Leadership Model, our hybrid of diagnostic and dialogic OD.

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