Dipali Patel
HCS/475
July 8, 2013
Dr. Marcia Baker
Implementing Change Change is an important part of any business weather its an health care organization or not. Managers play an important role in implementing the change in any department of the organization. There are some set rules for effective management of change. If managers have set principals for how to implement the change effectively they can just apply them to manage organizational change to be more successful. Managers have to have thoughtful planning, consultation, involvement of all the employees equally, and sensitive implementation. Managers need to be aware that if the change is forced on their employees …show more content…
Managers should not sell the change to their employees as a way of accelerating agreement and implementation. Employees need to understand the change and managers should manage the change in a way that employees can cope effectively with it. Managers need to make sure that all the employees that are affected by the new change agree with it or at least they understand the need for change. Employees should have a chance to decide how they will manage and be involved in the implementation and planning of the change. It is important for the managers to have face to face communications to handle sensitive aspects of the organizational change management. It is hard to convey employees through emails and written notices. Employees are not responsible to manage the organizational change. Employees are only responsible to do their best with the new change and it varies for each employees. Organizations executives and managers are responsible to make sure that the change implementation is successful. Managers are responsible to enable and facilitate the change. …show more content…
Assessment is a major contributor to the change process. Assessment makes the change more workable and practical. Assessment also helps employees learn how to work with new change. , assessments have the potential to determine where linkages and support are most needed and to validate ongoing efforts as a part of continuous improvement.
In our rapidly changing economy, it is important for the organization to continuously redefine its strategy and planning to meet the demands of the market. Planning is another important factor for the process of change implementation. A manager should consider the outcomes he or she wants to achieve through the change process and define a clear set of goals for the department. These goals should have a clear description of how he or she wants the department to look, operate, behave, and position itself in the organization. Planning before the change is effective is very helpful. Communication must take place in some form with all the affected employees by the change. It is important that managers inform their employees why the change necessary and how it will improve things. Change will be more successful if all the employees understand the need of the change and are committed to the change. Last but not the least is evaluation. Evaluation is an important component of the change process. As part of the project planning a decision needs