{"id":1148,"date":"2014-05-16T14:27:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T14:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/blog\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2014-05-16T14:27:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T14:27:44","slug":"using-checklists-to-manage-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/blog\/using-checklists-to-manage-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Checklists to Manage Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Executive-checklist-cover_80x125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1150 alignright\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Executive-checklist-cover_80x125.jpg\" alt=\"Executive-checklist-cover_80x125\" width=\"80\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;ve ever led people through a large-scale change initiative, then you already know how overwhelming and complex it can be.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Executive-Checklist-Direction-Managing\/dp\/1137337435\/\">The Executive Checklist<\/a>, author James Kerr offers a valuable list of 10 &#8220;to-dos&#8221; that can guide you through the process of change. This list, created specifically for executives and decision makers, can be used to implement wide-scale transformation in your team or organization.<\/p>\n<p>It might sound overly simple to use a checklist to manage such a complex initiative. But, in the audio clip below from our premium members&#8217;&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/community\/BookInsights\/TheExecutiveChecklist.php\">Book Insight<\/a>, the author breaks these ten to-dos down even further by giving readers sub-lists that support each item on the master list.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1148-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/The_Executive_Checklist-blogaudio.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/The_Executive_Checklist-blogaudio.mp3\">\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/The_Executive_Checklist-blogaudio.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/community\/BookInsights\/TheExecutiveChecklist.php\">Listen to the full Book Insight<\/a>&#160;in the Mind Tools Club&#160;&#166;&#160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/go\/getflashplayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Install<\/a>&#160;Flash Player<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The advantage of using these checklists is that they help you avoid skipping an important step, or overlooking a key element of the change process. 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