Managing change in an unfavorable business environment

Managing Change in an
Unfavorable Business Environment.

Challenges and the W Forward
ay

Noruwa Joseph Edokpolo

MD/CEO Transformed Thinking ,Mind+
Facilitation Company

Introduction

For most organizations, change is
inevitable. Because of this, you'll most
likely be involved in managing a
change project at some point – be it a
simple change to the way your team
deals with customer complaints, or a
major change in organizational policy
or strategy.
Cont….

When you manage change effectively, you
can move your organization into the new
"business as usual" state swiftly, and
you'll find that other people are quick to
accept change. This means that your
team and organization experiences
minimum disruption, and projects
succeed, rather than stall and fail.

Scores Interpretation
Scores Comment
16-36 You tend to look at the end result and forget to focus on the
immediate planning needs. To be successful with change,
you must find a way to communicate and share the
excitement of the end goal with your team, as a way of
creating the necessary support.
37-58 You understand many of the elements required for change,
but putting them into practice doesn't always work well.
Concentrate on developing a process that allows you to
work on each of the elements of change one after the other.
59-80 You have a very good understanding of what makes change
successful, and you have a good knowledge of managing,
planning, and implementing change.

4 Areas Of Successful Change
By addressing each area, you'll be better
prepared to plan and implement successful
change projects.

1. Understanding Change.
2. Planning Change.
3. Managing Resistance to Change.
4. Implementing Change.

(1)
Understanding Change
Before you manage a project that involves changing the
way that people work, you must first understand how
people react to change. Then you'll be in a better position
to plan proactively for the stages of change, and for the
effect that change has on your organization.

(2)
Planning Change.
The quote that "If you fail to plan, you're planning
to fail" is as true with change management as it
is with anything else. As ever, thorough
preparation is the key to successful planning.

(3)
Managing Resistance to
Change.
Many people are uncomfortable with change. So a large part of managing
change is overcoming resistance, and promoting acceptance and belief in
the change.

You can overcome this resistance by communicating effectively. Talk about
why change is necessary, and share your vision of change with everyone.
This includes talking to all stakeholders and getting their support early in
the process. These early discussions can help you assess the various barriers
to change, and then plan how to manage stakeholders as you move the
project forward.

(4)
Implementing Change
When you implement change, further
communication is crucial – you'll almost certainly
have problems at some point, and if you aren't
regularly talking about the plan and communicating
your successes, people may go back to old ways of
doing things.

Key Points
Managing change is a challenging and important task. If you apply
a process and use a variety of tools, you can design a change plan
that people will accept and work hard to implement, leading to less
disruption to your team and organization.

Because change doesn't happen in isolation, you must understand
how change works, then broaden your thinking, brainstorm
potential impacts, and maintain open communication with people.

By taking an extensive and proactive approach to your change
projects, you'll enjoy greater success, and you'll be able to build on
that success for many other change projects in the future.

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