The Six Principles

With RTSC there are no fixed steps you have to follow. No list of tasks someone else has dreamt up for you to finish. You and your organization create your own change effort.

Together we’ll decide your best path forward. Whose voices need to be heard? What are the important questions that need to be answered? What is going to make this change effort the best one your organization has ever seen?

How do you make these choices? The Six Real Time Strategic Change Principles are your guide. They’ve been applied over two decades with Marriott, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, Mobil and dozens of other companies, communities, and countries around the world. The more you live them, the faster change happens and the longer you’ll sustain your gains.

Get clear on your preferred future

Combine the best of your past and present and compelling visions for your future. Build this picture and you’ll unleash the organizational energy to make it happen.

Create community

Ensure people are committed to their part of the organization and to the larger whole. Support both interests and people will become part of something larger than themselves that they have created and believe in.

Build understanding

Stand up for what you believe in and be curious about what others think. The common database of strategic information you develop will lead to aligned action.

Make reality a key driver

Look outside your organization and focus inside it, too. Put together what you learn and you’ll make better, more informed decisions.

Engage and include

Provide clear direction and invite participation. Lead in both ways and you’ll create the commitment needed for fast and lasting change.

Think and act in real time

Be in your future and plan for it at the same time. Learn to do them equally well and your desired future will happen faster.