Answer: Take a good look at this day to day business. My guess is that the real problems are about run away expenses or unmet schedules. The challenge is for you to take these problems and develop a presentation that shows how each problem is addressed in your reform proposal. It will be easier to get an audience when everyone is talking about the same problems. In other words use real problems to demonstrate the need for reform. Try to get hard numbers for savings. Go through the benefits of knowing just how long it should take to do a certain process and how the process can best be done. Talk about timely reports so you can avoid the current problems.

Think about each member of the meeting and how they will react to your proposal try to interject them into the proposal by enumerating personal benefits they can relate to. Don’t try to sell the whole reform as your idea in a take it or leave it fashion. Sell it in pieces try to show how things successfully done by members of the meeting fit into the reform plan. Try to get group ownership of your proposal.