"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning." – Benjamin Franklin.
Richard Boyatzis, a professor at Case Western Reserve University, created the Intentional Change Theory (ICT) and published it in the Journal of Management Development in 2006.
The model recommends that you use the following five steps to make a lasting change:
- Discover your ideal self.
- Discover your real self.
- Create your learning agenda.
- Experiment with and practice new habits.
- Get support.
You can use the framework to customize your change process to suit your own life, learning style, and environment. However, change will only happen if you build small changes into your life, practice them to build new habits, and ask for support when you need it.
Change can be very challenging and difficult. Having the right tools can provide you the framework for success.
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Editor’s Note: There are many resources for the tools and techniques presented in this series of articles. A few examples follow:
Mind Tools:
http://www.mindtools.com
Learn Out Loud:
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Self-Development
Business Balls:
http://www.businessballs.com/
Project Management Guru:
http://www.projectmanagementguru.com/index.html
