Organizational Change Case Study
1.) What have you found to be the typical drivers or reasons for organizational change efforts?
The most typical driver of change in any company is the external environment itself. Usually, this entails law changes, market changes, and unfortunate events such as accidents, business scandals, and market crashes. One of the key drivers of change is, really, the prevailing market conditions itself: it can force companies to lay off workers, change working conditions, downsize operations and generally make business harder for the management. Conversely, it can also lead to good profits, new benefits, and new opportunities for growth. On the other hand, there are also the internal problems inside a company: these ranges from increased worker turnover, …show more content…
Based from my personal experience, the most effective means of communication is through holding regular meetings between the employees and the leaders. It is of vital importance that leaders attend the meetings, in order for the staff to know that the change effort is a serious one. A weekly meeting between the manager and his/ her staff would do to keep track of the progress of the change effort. Also, distribution of information sheets amongst the employees is a viable method of communication. In this way, the employees would not be misinformed with regards to the comprehensive details of the change effort.
6.) If you could go back in time and advise yourself about what is needed to lead a successful organizational change effort, what would you tell yourself?
In every transitional situation, one needs to be aware of the happenings surrounding one self. This is the key factor amongst successful managers. To be honest, I'm not as self-aware as I could be. This would be disastrous in most situations. Furthermore, I would push myself to become more engaged with people, seeing as how important managing influence is in such situations. Finally, I would tell myself to be more receptive and open to new ideas. It's common for managers to simply do their day-to-day work and not think about the horizon. One has to dream and think in order to find solutions for problems such as
The most typical driver of change in any company is the external environment itself. Usually, this entails law changes, market changes, and unfortunate events such as accidents, business scandals, and market crashes. One of the key drivers of change is, really, the prevailing market conditions itself: it can force companies to lay off workers, change working conditions, downsize operations and generally make business harder for the management. Conversely, it can also lead to good profits, new benefits, and new opportunities for growth. On the other hand, there are also the internal problems inside a company: these ranges from increased worker turnover, …show more content…
Based from my personal experience, the most effective means of communication is through holding regular meetings between the employees and the leaders. It is of vital importance that leaders attend the meetings, in order for the staff to know that the change effort is a serious one. A weekly meeting between the manager and his/ her staff would do to keep track of the progress of the change effort. Also, distribution of information sheets amongst the employees is a viable method of communication. In this way, the employees would not be misinformed with regards to the comprehensive details of the change effort.
6.) If you could go back in time and advise yourself about what is needed to lead a successful organizational change effort, what would you tell yourself?
In every transitional situation, one needs to be aware of the happenings surrounding one self. This is the key factor amongst successful managers. To be honest, I'm not as self-aware as I could be. This would be disastrous in most situations. Furthermore, I would push myself to become more engaged with people, seeing as how important managing influence is in such situations. Finally, I would tell myself to be more receptive and open to new ideas. It's common for managers to simply do their day-to-day work and not think about the horizon. One has to dream and think in order to find solutions for problems such as