Change Management
Change Management
Change Management
Meaning
Organizational Change refers to processes of growth, transformation, decline within organization. Organizations that have learnt how to manage change effectively have succeeded
Types of Change
Continuous or incremental change Discontinuous or radical change Participative Change Directive Change
Process of Change
Lewins Three-Step Model of Organizational Change
Unfreezing
Change
Refreezing
7- Step Approach
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Assemble a change management team Establish a new Direction for the organization Prepare organization for change Set-up Change teams to implement change Align structure, systems and resources to support change 6) Identify & remove roadblocks to change 7) Absorb changes into the culture of the organization.
Resistance to Change
Self Interest Traditions Lack of Trust and Understanding Uncertainty
Change as growth
Emphasize on how to stimulate and sustain growth. Leadership and strategy stimulate growth and people and structure sustain growth. Growth can be stimulated by Technological developments Innovation Joint ventures
Change as Transformation
It is difficult to induce change when organization is neither stagnant nor declining Leaders diffuse dissatisfaction to induce change Organizational audit of performance, policies, practices is conducted in order to find out what needs to be changed.
Change as Turnaround
Turnaround is required when there is Decrease in profit or budget Environment decline Organizational decline Steps to be taken to bring in change1) 2) 3) 4) Evaluation Emergency Action Stabilization Return to normal growth