Change Initiative
George Tautz
Grand Canyon University
Organizational Development & Change
MGT 623
Dr. Kensler
March 17, 2010
Change Initiative Organizational change is a necessary outcome when considering various scenarios contributing to the resulting vision. Perplexing as it may seem, change initiatives don’t always result in positive outcomes. In fact, many never succeed. As a change agent, one should always have formulated a vision of what change will “look” like for the organization. One would be hard pressed to paint a landscape without having a vision of what the landscape should resemble. Yet, resistance to change usually becomes a significant factor contributing to an initiative’s failure. It is likely an
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The perceived quality of information offered greater chances for a successful initiative. This is more or less intuitive. So then, what is the best way to provide good quality information? Fortunately for LC, the mechanism is already in place. The coalition set up for LC will serve an instrumental role in developing, analyzing, and disseminating information to the rank and file employees at LC. However, it should be pointed out that the initial selection of coalition team members may prove to be one of the most important aspects of the change initiative. Poorly selected, unqualified or otherwise circumspect individuals who “leech” their way onto a planning and implementation team such as this one, tend to force more attention onto their own needs rather than on the needs of the organization. A further refinement is in order, however. What must be understood is the observation that employees tend to react differently to quality information based on its source. The reason for this apparent discordant phenomenon has to do with employees perceiving communications emanating from senior management as one way- not two way. One way communication channels do not allow the employee to ask questions. Two way channels offer two way communication. Therefore, the most ideal make up of the coalition team should be senior management as well as supervisors. Proceeding
The internal resource which can support the change initiative is the employees of the healthcare organization. The employees will support this change because the change will have a positive impact on them. With the recruitment of new employees the work load of the existing employees will change. Thus they will favour the change. The external resource which can support the change initiative is competition. Since due to shortage of employees the quality of care will be reduced and other organizations make take advantage of this and draw patients to their healthcare institution. The healthcare organizations will be forced to bring this change so as to compete with other healthcare
Early last winter, my principal presented the idea of starting an advisory period to the teachers after she saw advisory classes implemented on a tour of another school. She did not have a clear vision--she just wanted to have advisory on our campus. She presented the idea to the teachers and hosted a large meeting with representatives from partner agencies. The collective feedback shared expressed that we were all in favor of looking into advisory, but wanted to research best practices, establish a clear goal, and have time to work together to plan the classes before beginning. Representatives from campus partners, including mental health workers, grandparents, houseparents, and work readiness staff, were willing to work with school staff to build an advisory program which would include co-teachers from partner agencies in each classroom.
Facilitated activities for the California Department of Health Services, Prevention and Nutrition Section: Champions for Change. As a community leader, I was in charge of delivering Champion for Change nutrition education information. I participated in several events such as the Fruits and Veggie Fest and grocery store demos. During both events, I was able to reach out to both English and Spanish speaking community members and share Champion for Change recipes and promote the consumption of fruits and vegetables and a healthier lifestyle. I interacted with kids by playing nutrition related games and shared with parents tips and information packets from the Champions for Change material.
Monitoring change processes during/after implementation determines the effectiveness of the organizational change, unsuspected problems and reveal potential solutions to problems that surface during the change. Dr. Lindsey Medical Clinic recently employed a filing staff to sort records, file records in accordance with the correct patient, and scan records into electronic format. The monitoring process consist of training two file room employees to use a computerized change monitor software. The change monitor software implementation addresses performance evaluations based on
Change is difficult because all organizations cultures, structures, mission, and values are unique. As a result, there is not a “blueprint” that leaders can follow to ensure change initiative success. However, understanding the conditions that promote successful change processes is critically important for leaders. If employees do not support
Large scale change is not a simple matter, the complexity and many moving parts can be distilled down into a couple models, however pulling off a successful transformation is extremely challenging. Unfortunately, the odds are not good for change. Research by John Kotter revealed that only thirty percent of change programs succeed. The main reasons for the failures are not related to resources or budgets, but behavior and more specifically, employee resistance and management behaviors that do not support the intended changes. These are the two leading causes that result in seventy percent of failures. Kotter first reported on this dismal success rate back in 1995, and quite honestly, there has been little progress at advancing the success of
This paper will discuss CrysTel a telecommunication company that has come to the realization that they need to develop a corporate culture that can support constant change. The first topic reviewed will be the Implications of Organizational Change and associated impact on employee behavior. The next topic the paper will discuss is the proposed change model and the potential impact that human variables and resistance to change will have on the process. The paper will review CrysTel will address employee reaction to the change specifically resistance to the change. The third topic, Measures to Monitor Progress will
The purpose of this paper is to identify findings in published peer reviewed articles that provide research-based guidance in the area of leading organizational change. The content of this paper is focused primarily on the reasons and conditions for organizational change and the implementation of organizational change programs and plans. Limitations of research materials are discussed. Most studies provide an examination of a number of variables influencing organizational change, but are not specifically linked to researched based findings to guidance for organizational change leaders and mangers.
According to Anderson (2004) the theory of change encompasses the little steps that lead to the overall goal; it connects the activities to the outcomes. A community based change initiative (CCI) is focused on addressing the needs of a special population or a large range that looks at community issues that require change. According to the research of the roundtable prior to implementing strategies it is essential identify outcomes because they are the driving force of the strategies. The results of a theory of change approach is contingent on how well the long term outcome is identified (Anderson, 2004). During the process leadership and a clear overall results are essential to bring the community together and address the needs of the community.
First, I will communicate the idea with my coordinator match specialist about the idea and see if I can speak with the different boards of the program to get their approval.
Before Winston Peters selected Jacinda Ardern as prime minister, the consensus was that there had been no dramatic shift.
What are we trying to accomplish? Here we seek to the concession of what to accomplish through discussion and develop implementable ideas for change. People have the opportunity to discuss and provide their views. It starts with the explanation of how to make improvement (Langley et al. 2009, Kindle location 1856)
In the review of the book, “Making Change Work: Practical Tools for Overcoming Human Resistance to Change,” I decided to summarize the major steps the book establishes. It discusses how to begin the change process by understanding your need for change, to the final step of the change process where an organization needs to implement changes. After summarizing the steps, I am going to show how the book relates to the textbook, Organizational Change: An Action-Oriented Toolkit, as well as giving a managerial implication.
Based on the case study’s examination of the board’s composition and Cole’s (2015) findings, it if clear that beginning the change initiative by analyzing and consolidating the organization’s programs at both a chapter and national levels - before the organization centralizing and standardizing the chapters - will be critical to a successful implementation of the change process (Cole, 2015; BMAL 602, n. d.; Boockmann, Thomsen, Walter, Göbel, & Huber, 2015).
Resistance to change is one of the biggest barriers that organizations face in their efforts to implement organizational change. This greatly hampers the uptake of new technologies, new ways of doing work and even progress of organizations. Reviewing on this, the British Journal of