HOPE Blog Part III – Navigating change with confidence

HOPE Blog Part III – Navigating change with confidence 
Teleios Collaborative Network (TCN); by Melissa Colkins; 7/16/25 
The HOPE tool arrives October 1, ready or not. While some teams will stumble through implementation, others will use this moment to demonstrate what effective change management actually looks like. The question isn't whether change is hard - it's whether your organization will emerge stronger because of how you handle it. Here's the reality: every meaningful change follows a predictable pattern. Teams don't just flip a switch and suddenly excel with new systems. They move through distinct phases - each with its own challenges and opportunities for growth. Understanding this journey is what separates organizations that merely survive change from those that leverage it for lasting improvement.

• Forming–Storming–Norming–Performing ...
• Forming: Awareness and Orientation ...
• Storming: Resistance and Realignment ...
• Norming: Learning and Integration ...
• Performing: Ownership and Optimization ...
• The Takeaway: Change Is a Process, Not an Event ...