The Importance Of Change

Implementing change among all organizations is necessary to achieve success; within the health care industry change is constant and it is the role of management teams to assess, plan, implement and evaluate change to ensure satisfaction. Considering this among the other aspects of running a successful organization it is essential to ensure that there is minimal resistance and familiarity to change. Demands of the consumers and staff as well as regulations are continuously changing. The responsibility of managers is to successfully lead these inevitable changes.

Chapter 15 is a very interesting chapter, I really enjoyed reading this chapter, it discussed the theory of change, reframing, paradoxical interventions, problem information/ resolution, stochastic process, perturbed versus change agent, meaningful noise, language and worldview, stability and change and information and perturbation. A theory of change is connected with two perspectives how the worldview analyzes things. The first-order cybernetic perspective is one, which means the therapist intervenes from a position outside the system and the second-order cybernetics perspective the therapist perturbs from a position withing the system. I started to evaluate my life and started to think what I needed to change, and what problems I needed to work on.

Change is difficult, making changes in schools can be extremely difficult. Schools have many moving components; students, teachers, parents, the community and the required curriculum. Schools have to contend with numerous outside factors that are beyond their control. With all the things that contribute to the running of a school change is not easy, making significant changes can be extremely challenging. Change cannot be facilitated if the problems or concerns are not identified. The identification of problems can be one of the most difficult steps. When identifying problems, it is best to use data to support the need for change rather than personal feelings.

How did three individuals change not only their lives, but also their countries? Melba Pattillo Beals from the memoir, Warriors Don’t Cry, Jackie Robinson from the autobiography, I Never Had it Made, and Feng Ru from the article, “The Father of Chinese Aviation” written by Rebecca Maksel. Beals, Robinson, and Feng Ru all impacted their countries as well as changing their lives with hard work and dedication.

Defining Change Change can be defined as an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another, the result of alteration or modification, to lay aside, abandon, or leave for another, become different in essence; to lose one's or its original nature, to make different; cause a transformation, or to make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence. There are many different views as to the complexity of change. Some may believe change is an illusion and nothing ever really changes. However, the majority, such as the post structuralism theorists, believe that change is inevitable. Change can be viewed

In the discipline of psychology, theories and models of human behaviour are developed to provide a comprehensive explanation and understanding that transcend form or context. Many behaviour change theories on motivating health-enhancing behaviours emphasises the role of deliberation and elaboration. They indicate that change is more likely to occur and be sustained when the amount of thought and reflection on a specific behaviour or issue increases.

It is here where the staff is encouraged to participate in the change process. In order to do this effectively groups of employees that were found to have similar strengths will be assigned to projects that match their attributes. It is also important to have a feedback program in which the staff members can easily communicate their concerns, ideas or problems with the managers. The manager will know how to create these teams and programs through the data collected during the assessment stage (Sullivan, 2009).

Leading and managing change require a solid theoretical foundation. This assignment will research the theoretical elements of change and change management. Addressed will be the following: Organic Evolution of Change, Formulating Strategic Development Approaches, Leadership and Management Skills and Gathering and Analyze Data. As societies continue to evolve and changing demand creates the need for new products and services, businesses often are forced to make changes to stay competitive. The businesses that continue to survive and even thrive are usually the ones that most readily adapt to change. A variety of factors can cause a business to reevaluate its methods of operation. According to literature from the past two

Gandhi, the man who inspired human rights movements worldwide all by dramatically living the simple nonviolent life he preached, once said “you must be the change you want to see in this world”. We now see this quote everywhere; at churches, yoga centers, political rallies, on workshop flyers, and bumper stickers. But what does “be the change” mean? To be the change means to want, choose and commit your actions to do the right thing.

In his article “Can leadership help teachers deal with change-associated challenges?” Matthes analyses the extent to which school-leaders influence their teachers amidst change-triggered challenges. For this purpose the author collected qualitative data from 28 semi-structured interviews which served as the analytic base of this article. This article’s findings supported and complemented Matthes’ earlier quantitative-study findings about the same theme. Paraphrased with other words both articles found that teachers expect their leaders to focus more on people (than tasks) if they wish to aid properly during “change-associated challenges”. Teachers expected also from their leaders to address adequately all issues related to all teachers’

Change is a very hard thing to do. Every day I wake up to people trying to change. For instances people in the world today is probably wondering how they can change somethings they did. I bet the lady cop who shot the 12-year-old boy Tamir Rice at the park would have thought twice before pulling the trigger and killing the young boy. The guy who was molesting his daughter and then decided to kill her after she got pregnant probably wouldn’t have done it if he hadn’t got her pregnant. I’m sure there are people in my family that have things they wish they could go back and change. Take my mom for instance. She was doing so amazing on the gymnastics team, and then she quit just to do drugs. Another reason would be when she starts smoking cigarettes at the age 14, because now it’s hard for her to stop. If I could live my life over, there are three things I would change. I would have brought me a more updated car, I would have been more outspoken as a kid & teen, and I wouldn’t have cut my sister.

Linda MacRae Campbell is written this article under the topic “Facilitating Change in our Schools.” According to the author, these days, a lot of schools are looking for a change that can help them solve the prevailing issues and resolve it forever. Restructuring differs from school to school and it is very hard to have a standard goal and plan for a change. However, there are nine guidelines that Campbell believes will work successfully and positively for any change initiative.

It waits, hiding behind the fragments of happy moments that pop up from time to time. It ebbs, the emotional tide before the mind’s storm. It strikes, leaving its victim motionless and defenseless and forever under its control. The dread we feel often, being stuck in a rut, is difficult to escape from. What do we do when there’s just no way out? Perhaps we accept what is our reality—forever impoverished, despondent, or a mindless drone for the man—and continue on the path. However, when we’re stuck facing the corner, all we see is the destination and not the endless possibilities that await behind us. In order to walk forward, we need to glance backwards.

New guidelines/protocols and processes are put in place so as to achieve the desired results.

Organizational change is usually triggered by relevant environment shift, either internal or external, that sensed by companies and leads to intentionally generated response (French, Bell & Zawacki, 2006). This paper will discuss several organization development models..