Executive sponsors help the transformation team identify and prioritise their top business needs. They play a role in communicating the vision to leaders across the organisation. Actively participate in and use the capabilities of the new technology to help drive and reinforce adoption. They promote the adoption process. 

In summary, Executive Sponsors:

• Plays an essential role in championing transformation throughout the organisation.
• Are an Influential leader who understands and actively communicates the value of working more collaboratively.

Executive Sponsors will typically sit in the Executive Leadership team.

Executive Sponsors will typically:

• Articulate value proposition across the executive team.
• Serve as a role model in the community.
• Ensure appropriate funding and staffing to successfully execute change, not limited to collaboration programs.
• Understand and execute the ABCs* of their role

ABC*

A = Active and visible participation

B = Building a coalition with their executive peers.

C= Communicating directly with employees

Every executive sponsor must have the following qualifications, without exception:

• Trusted and influential leader who can enable cultural change.
• Innovative visionary who encourages new ideas and cutting-edge technology.
• Collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships.
• Strong and visible advocate for technology adoption.

In the first instance, Executive Sponsors MUST understand and executive, immediately,  the ABCs of their role:

A = Active and visible participation

B = Building a coalition with their executive peers.

C= Communicating directly with employees

North Sakara's Adoption & Change Management consulting practice can help you define what your change team should look like and support your efforts to attract suitable Executive Sponsors for your technology change initiative.

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