How to Find and Use Your Voice
We normally think of the word “sovereignty” as applying to states or nations, but the concept can just as easily apply to people and, in particular, professional change practitioners. Whether we are discussing nations or an individual, the basic ingredient for sovereignty is independence—the capacity to operate primarily under one’s own authority.
Professional change facilitators have two primary assets with which to work:
- The approach we use in our work
- Our sovereignty as we deliver the work
High-impact practitioners—those who provide exceptional value to their clients—demonstrate both deep expertise and a strong sense of autonomy. Those who produce marginal client value (often seen as “adequate” practitioners) usually lack one or both of these key ingredients.
As a professional community, we don’t lack for tools…we already have more concepts and techniques than we can use. What’s often missing is the strength of our convictions to stand behind our approaches when clients want their changes faster, easier, and/or with less investment than is realistic. When we allow this to happen, we are failing to exercise our sovereignty.
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How To Find and Use Your Voice
