Effecting successful change management initiatives Michael Stanleigh Michael Stanleigh is President of Business Improvement Architects‚ Toronto‚ Canada. Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assist managers to effectively implement change initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – The author provides his viewpoint for a step-by-step approach to implementing change on the basis of his professional experience. Findings – Most change initiatives fail because management may not be engaging
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(BRIC Countries). This project would lead to a short-term change in the organization. XYZ‚ Inc.’s plan to expand its business in other BRIC Countries depends on the success of its first international store in Shanghai. The lessons learnt from the opening of first store‚ positive or negative‚ will be applied in the long term expansion of the company in BRIC countries‚ which entails long term changes in the organization. The long term changes for the second phase of international expansion (i.e. in
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Change management theory. Change management process. Implementing a change within an organization can be a very challenging process even for top management. In order for the change to be successful it might need the cooperation of tens even hundreds of managers . The resistance to change can be considerable while the manager is trying to finalize the change the company will continue serving it’s clients. Sometimes the resistance to change can be so strong that the initiator of the change is
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conflict. An assertive response would be: "I have some concerns about whether the idea will work. My concerns include .Please help me to clear up my misunderstandings." The assertive person does not focus on winning as such‚ but rather on negotiating changes to benefit himself or herself and the other parties involved. They are very clear on what they want to accomplish. The communication needs to be planned out in order to sell the idea and not seem as if the assertive person is nagging or dictating
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Effective Time Management A problem in my day-to-day life that I would like to solve is Time Management. I would like to improve my skills‚ and create an effective time management schedule‚ because no one wants to feel like they didn’t use their time effectively. One thing we all could agree on is that the resource of time is available equally to each individual. We all have the same 24 hours per day available to us‚ and the challenge is to use this time sufficiently on a daily basis
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MU0018 - Change Management Sem 4 Set 1 Spring 2013 Q1. (a) What is change management? Answer: Change management is an approach to shifting/transitioning individuals‚ teams‚ and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. It is an organizational process aimed at helping change stakeholders to accept and embrace changes in their business environment or individuals in their personal lives.[citation needed] In some project management contexts‚ change management refers to a project
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Subject title; Management of Change Student number; B00594930 Tutor name; Lorna Treanor Due date; 15th April 2014 Table of contents Section 1……………………………………………………………………………………...3 1.1 Objective of the report………………………………………………………………….3 1.2 Scope of the report……………………………………………………………………...3 1.3 Methods used……………………………………………………………………………3 1.4 Summary of the main body…………………………………………………………….3 Section 2……………………………………………………………………………………...4 2.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………4
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four functions of management: Planning‚ Organising‚ Leading and Controlling. Through these functions managers can be catalysts for change or by definition change agents "People who act as catalysts and manage the change process." (Robbins‚ Bergman‚ Stagg and Coulter‚ 2000‚ p.438) Wether performing the role of the change agent or not‚ change is an integral part of a manager’s job. Change is "An alteration in people‚ structure or technology." (Robbins et al.‚ 2000‚ p.437) Change occurs within and
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Organizational change I have an experience in an organizational change last year. I am a junior customer service assistant. Organizational change is a structured approach in an organization for ensuring that changes are smoothly and successfully implemented to achieve lasting benefits. In the modern business environment‚ organizations face rapid change like never before. Globalization and the constant innovation of technology result in a constantly evolving business environment. Phenomena such
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1. Introduction Change management is one of the central topics of organizational management. However‚ as to the context of change management‚ there are controversial opinions concerning whether the core of management remains the same in nature (Crockford‚ 1986). Some argue that despite the different contents and forms of change‚ the nature of change remains the same. Those who have this opinion insist that change itself is not the real problem but the resistance of change is the real one. According
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