Understanding and Coping with Change

Set goals and objectives – this is generally what is hoped to be achieved in the long term by setting out short term and specific achievements to contribute to that goal

Step 4 is to communicate the Vision. When everyone in the company understands and believes in what the company stands for, it creates a sense of unity and will reduce resistance to change. Communication is the key. Training will be implemented, but if there are any additional

a) Decide on a program/initiative that you think would be worthy of the team creating. Describe the program/initiative.

IV. Identify problems and solutions with your plan (develop it) and also your aims and objectives:

Stage 6 leaders generate short-term wins. Leaders should plan for visible performance improvements, enable them to happen and celebrate the employees who participated in the improvements. Major change can take some time, and a transformation effort will lose momentum if there are no short-term accomplishments that employees can recognise. A highly visible and successful short-term accomplishment will boost employees confidence and motivation towards process change. (Cengage Learning AUS,

Second, you need to create a guiding coalition. Put together a team or group with enough power to lead the change.

Planning the change – Ensure that all research has been completed; examine the organisational structure, job descriptions, and performance and compensation systems to ensure they are in line with the vision.

You also must form a powerful coalition and create a vision for change. This begins with strong leadership and effective communication skills in order to communicate your vision. Another step in the process is to remove obstacle or barriers that may block or prevent change from happening. You must also motivate the team along the way by creating short term goals, building on change and anchoring the changes in corporate culture. Kotter put an emphasis on step one which is creating urgency for change. You must be convincing and open when presenting this change to your team to gain their support. It is important to give scenarios, show the benefits of making this change and the drawbacks of not making the change.

Change in a business is inevitable and typically only the strongest thrive. With a fluctuating economy and constant technological advancements, organizations are expected to adapt in order to survive. When a business is posed with an issue or change, it must develop new business and strategy structures and implements those developments throughout the entire company. Communication, education and participation are all required for a change model to be successful. Though change and adaptation may be needed to better the company, with implementation of change comes resistance. Most companies face resistance on an organizational and individual level during a transition. However, it is how the company is able to overcome

* In third step, I build a strong vision to assist the change efforts and also develop a plan to attain the stated vision.

Harmswell might rethink his attitude towards constant improvement and give her more freedom to have a positive impact on the organization.

2: Build the guiding team – building a group of dedicated supporters to create necessity and desire for

4. Action: List and describe 4-5 action steps to turn your plan into reality and implement the plan

Since human beings are adaptive and familiar with change, how is it that they often resist change in their work environment? This question had troubled managers since the beginning of the industrial revolution, and the fast peace of change required by the electronic age has made

To identify the key elements of the resistanceto change described in this situation, one may make use of the six Change Approaches of Kotter and Schlesinger.[1]The model prevents, minimizes or descreases resistance to change in organizations. According to Kotter and Schlesinger (1979), there are four reasons that why people resist change, three of which are applicable to this case: