Everyone's Guide to Achieving Change -

a step-by-step approach to dialogue with decision-makers

The Oxford Research Group has published a useful booklet with the above title. I have a note to self, made I don't know when, which says the booklet is freely copiable, and am uploading the text  bit by bit, starting with the bits that might be most relevant to our forthcoming meeting with Bill Rammell . KM. 26.10.09. 

SEE ALSO THE  PRE-MEEETING CHECK-LIST, BASED ON THIS ADVICE.

Extracts already uploaded onto this web-site

Preparing to meet a decision-maker

Non-confrontational communication

Take care of your own anger and stress 

CONTENTS of booklet (not all uploaded yet)

Introduction

About dialogue

Step1 : getting to the core of the problem

Step 2: beware of assumptions

Step 3: The basic research to find your decision-maker

Step 4: The first contact with your decision-maker

Step 5: Take care of your own anger and stress

Step 6: What to do if ...

Step 7: Non-confrontational communication

Step 8: Preparing to meet a decision-maker

Step 9: Following up the meeting and evaluation

Step 10: Remember that change is possible

Resources

Dialogue workshops

Supporting Oxford Research Group

Other ORG publications