When You Are Looking To Streamline A Process You need To Make Change

Long lasting change is what you are searching for when you're trying to streamline a process or become more efficient.  Everybody can make a change and keep it going for a couple of days or weeks, however getting the changes to keep permanently is a lot more challenging.  Whether it's implementing a change in the office or beginning a new fitness routine after the New Year, it takes discipline and a plan to accomplish anything great.  
You don’t simply accidentally fall into making a change or getting better, it requires a lot of work and it requires a great deal of discipline to make it happen.  It not only takes a lot of energy and hard work to get the change put into effect, but it takes much more energy and effort to keep it going for the long term.  This is where a support group comes in handy.  Just like you may join a group to cease smoking or lose weight, because you get strength in numbers and in support, you'll need that same sort of support at work.  
These modifications won’t happen overnight and they will not be easy, so having that support group, that group of people that are all working for the same goal is critical.  Hopefully, the group should include everybody in the company, because having everyone on the same page is simply better and allows the change to take hold much faster.  But if you are fighting against an opposing force, it's going to be much harder. 
Often it takes a lot of the work involved just to make the people see why the change is good and why the change is necessary.  If you are able to get that through their heads, then half the battle is already won because when you have understanding, you have cooperation.  And if you have cooperation, and don't have an active group of people fighting you on every move, then you are much closer to accomplishing your goal. 
Once they realize why the changes are needed, they will be much more willing to help get the changes into place.  You always have a better chance of getting a job done, especially if the job is big, with more hands helping.  As long as the people understand and know why they are doing something, they will be much more eager to see the fruit of their efforts.  That is to say, they will want to see the results of their hard work fast.