UNIT TITLE: MANAGING CHANGE FOR COMPETITIVE SUCCESS UNIT CODE: TITLE: INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND RESPONSES TO CHANGE OCTOBER 2011 Nairobi Table of Contents Defining change 3 Individual Change 3 Other forms of changes 9 Organization Change 10 Responses to Change 12 References: 14 Defining change Change has various definitions but one underlying factor about change is that it is the transformation from a status quo position‚ to a new position. This new position
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CHANGE YOURSELF‚ TO CHANGE YOUR WORLD Often times I hear people say “if I am in his position or status‚ I will do better and change things for good”. This statement is made when people feel that their boss (es)‚ employers‚ leaders and government officials are not performing or living up to expectation. They expect so much from these people and get less than they thought or envisaged. There is this axiom that says “you cannot give or offer something that you don’t have”. The gross indiscipline
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Risk Assessment is one of the key important steps while preparing a healthy Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan. Why is it important? A comprehensive risk assessment exercise will help an organization to understand the wide-ranging threats it can be exposed to‚ the possible extent of damage and therefore the required steps for damage control. A healthy Risk Assessment helps to determine how each functional area of a business would be impacted in the event of a crisis (Manmade or
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FORCES FOR STABILITY AND CHANGE Forces for Stability Organizational forces exist that provide continuity in form and function over time for survival of our system. These forces produce institutional power. Examples include: • Specialization • Continuity of roles • Predictable results • Sophistication • Maturity of key parts of the organization • Confidence in taking risks with known problems Clues that these forces are at work:
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Kotter’s Change Phases are an outline of phases that can be utilized to help organizational changes become successful. Kotter’s eight steps or change phases are “1. Establish a sense of urgency 2. Create a coalition 3. Develop a clear vision for the change 4. Share the vision 5. Empower people to remove obstacles 6. Secure short-term wins 7. Build on the change 8. Anchor the change in the corporate culture” (Phillips & Gully‚ 2014). Each of these steps highlights the ways in which changes can not
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Educational Leadership A STUDY OF CHANGE AND CHANGE TECHNIQUES 18EDLD803799 Havelock Model Havelock‚ in his publication “The Change Agents Guide”‚ is introducing a road map for those who care about change; clear‚ practical understanding to many topics such as behavior and organizational development‚ utilization and transfer of knowledge and implementation of innovation. What he actually did is bringing together thousands of studies on how planned change proceeds more effectively.
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to tradition and continuity? Conservatism was a reaction to all other ideologies. It believed in conserving the best of the past and governing society with reform‚ not revolution. In the French revolution there was a lot of uncertainty because people did not know what to do afterward and they ended up in a worse position then they were before. Conservatives believe that humans are; psychologically imperfect‚ which means that we are security seeking creatures who dislike change. They believe we
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a Latin quote which means “times change‚ and we change with them.” This quote may be true in some situations such as fashion‚ but for the most part is not. Things such as trends and word “lingo” are expected to change‚ and they do. Other things such as people’s behavior and actions seem not to change as much. High school students for example‚ still act the same way they have for who knows how long. High school is a perfect example for “times change‚ and we change with them.” If you were to look
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When Everything Changes- Change Everything? How do you deal with change? Are you a change-agent or a mere resistance to change? Are you intimidated with the possibility‚ and have the pessimistic ‘what-if’ personality? Do you change the change itself by physical or clout power? Or are you strong and welcome the possibility of something new? How do you take change? How should you take change? I guess I just flustered you with my mountain of enigmas. Sorry! I would still like you to answer those
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Change for a Change The abolition of slavery in the Americas was seen as a very progressive moment for the country‚ but that didn’t necessarily mean everyone in America was content with the decision. It also didn’t mean most people were going to have a change of heart towards how they felt about people of different races. Yet there was still people willing to endorse progression in this area; one being famous American writer Samuel Clemens‚ better known as Mark Twain. Mark Twain fought against many
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