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Monica Sharma  

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By Monica Sharma

Transformational change is not about tinkering in the margins or introducing some new tools. The only way to create transformational results is to create a culture of transformation where people embrace changes that lead to results, rather than fearing change. Organisations have their battery of procedures, processes, tools and techniques, and are often unwilling to embark on vital, radical transformation. How do we move beyond this organizational inertia and resistance?

The transformational results chain allows us to approach problems differently—from design and planning to implementation. These fundamental differences are, in fact, foundational changes: Every step sources our inner capacities and wisdom and is based on embodying universal values such as dignity, compassion, fairness and courage to create for strategic action.

First, we need to use practices, techniques and methods that source our inner capacity in every step of planning and implementation. Personal transformation is the powerful unleashing of our human potential to commit, care and change for a better life. As leaders, our ability to create spaces for the same potential to manifest in others is critical—this means effective, results-oriented engagement with citizens, government, civil society, academia, media and the private sector—providing platforms for how my being, my essence and my stand is the source of my action. Evidence indicates that sourcing action from inner capacity is effective for systems transformation…

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