9 Building your change toolkit

As you become more confident leading change initiatives, you may wish to draw on other frameworks that allow for more in-depth analysis and challenge your approach to change. There are also over 60 well known frameworks that can help structure your change programme and lots of accessible literature on the subject. Some points to consider when thinking about which framework is most appropriate include complexity, potential resistance, capability, timescale, culture, advocacy, context, previous experience and leadership style.

The following sections explore a few of the common frameworks, along with suggested optional further reading/references for further study, which you may wish to use in the future depending on the context of the change you are considering and the environment in which you operate.