Change Style Indicator® - Transform How You Lead Change
Change Style Indicator® Assessment
Unlock the Secret to Leading Transformation: Understand How You and Your Team Respond to Change
In today's high-pressure business environment, how leaders and teams respond to change directly impacts their ability to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and lead successful transformations. The Change Style Indicator® is a powerful assessment that reveals individual and team preferences for managing change—turning potential resistance into strategic advantage.
What the Change Style Indicator® Measures
The Change Style Indicator® measures your preferred approach to change along a continuum between three distinct styles:
Conservers
- Value predictability and incremental improvement
- Prefer evolutionary rather than revolutionary change
- Approach change methodically with detailed analysis
- Focus on preserving core elements while refining systems
- Excel at maintaining stability during turbulence
Pragmatists
- Value functional, practical outcomes over ideological purity
- Prefer moderate change with measurable results
- Focus on what works rather than perfect solutions
- Build bridges between different perspectives
- Excel at creating workable compromises and realistic timelines
Originators
- Value innovation and paradigm-shifting ideas
- Prefer revolutionary change with transformative potential
- Challenge established assumptions and conventional thinking
- Focus on possibilities rather than limitations
- Excel at envisioning bold new directions
How the Assessment Works
The Change Style Indicator® provides a numerical score on a 132-point continuum that reveals not just your dominant style but also the intensity of your preference. This nuanced measurement allows for deeper insights than simple categorization:
- Complete the assessment: Respond to 22 statement pairs in a simple online format (takes approximately 15-20 minutes)
- Receive your comprehensive report: Gain immediate insights into your change style preferences
- Understand your results: Learn how your preferences influence your approach to decision-making, problem-solving, and managing change
- Apply the insights: Develop strategies to leverage your strengths and manage potential blind spots
Transform Leadership Effectiveness Through Style Awareness
Understanding change style preferences delivers powerful benefits at each level of our systemic approach to transformation:
For Self Leadership
- Make better decisions by recognizing how your change style influences your perception of options
- Communicate more effectively with colleagues who have different change style preferences
- Manage stress during change by understanding your natural responses and developing complementary strategies
- Lead with greater authenticity by leveraging your natural change style while developing versatility
For Team Excellence
- Build more innovative teams by intentionally leveraging diverse change style preferences
- Reduce unproductive conflict by recognizing style-based differences as complementary strengths
- Accelerate decision-making by anticipating and addressing style-based concerns proactively
- Improve change implementation by balancing consideration of both vision and practical execution
For Cultural Transformation
- Create more change-capable organizations by developing appreciation for all change styles
- Reduce resistance to change by addressing the legitimate concerns of each style
- Increase engagement during transformation by communicating in ways that resonate with all styles
- Design more effective change initiatives by incorporating balanced perspectives from all styles
The AdvantEdge Difference
Unlike standalone assessments, our approach to the Change Style Indicator® integrates this powerful tool into a comprehensive development framework:
- Expert Interpretation: Our certified coaches help you understand not just what your style is, but how it impacts your leadership effectiveness in your specific context
- Team Applications: We facilitate powerful team sessions that transform style differences from potential friction points into sources of strategic advantage
- Strategic Integration: We help you apply change style insights to your specific transformation initiatives, improving both design and implementation
- Measurable Outcomes: We track how improved style awareness translates into tangible business results—from faster decision-making to more successful change implementation
What Leaders Say About the Change Style Indicator®
"Understanding my team's change style preferences completely transformed our approach to our digital transformation initiative. What had been unproductive debates became complementary perspectives that strengthened our strategy." — CEO, Healthcare Organization
"As an Originator, I was constantly frustrated by what I perceived as resistance. The Change Style Indicator® helped me recognize that what I saw as 'resistance' was actually valuable concern for stability and continuity. This insight has made me a much more effective change leader." — Managing Director, Manufacturing Company
Ready to Transform How You Lead Change?
Contact us today to learn how the Change Style Indicator® can help you and your team convert the pressure of change into breakthrough performance.
Our Change Style Indicator® assessment and debrief packages can be tailored to your specific needs:
- Individual leadership assessment and coaching
- Team dynamics and effectiveness sessions
- Organization-wide transformation initiatives
Transform how you and your team navigate change—starting today.