Change management theory of kurt lewins
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The document summarizes Kurt Lewin's theory of change management. It discusses identifying driving forces that encourage change and restraining forces that discourage change. It presents Lewin's three-step model of change: (1) unfreeze the current state, (2) implement the intended change, and (3) refreeze the new state to make it permanent. It also provides tips for effectively executing change by defining the desired change, mapping forces, evaluating and prioritizing action steps. Limitations discussed are the difficulty freezing changes, its focus on incremental changes, and ignoring power dynamics and bottom-up change.
Change management theory of kurt lewins
- 1. CHANGE MANAGEMENT The Kurt Lewin’s theory
- 2. Why change? Improve Company Image Respond to Environment To tackle Competition Be the Best in Business
- 3. Driving Forces >>>Field Forces<<< Restraining Forces Customer want Loss of staff new product overtime Current Desire State d State Staff frightened Driving Forces Restraining Forces Improve speed of new of production technology R1 D1 D2 R2 Plan: Upgrade Raise volumes Environmental Factory with output impact of new D3 new R3 technology manufacturing D4 equipment R4 Control rising maintenance Cost cost Driving Forces Restraining Forces Disruption
- 4. Kurt Lewin’s Model of Change Unfreeze Change Refreeze • Ensure that • Execute the • Ensure that employees intended the change are ready for change becomes change permanent
- 5. How can it be executed effectively Define the change you want to see Brainstorm or mind map the Driving change Forces and the Restraining Forces Evaluate the Forces Review the Forces Strategise Proritise action steps
- 6. Limitations of the theory Its difficult to freeze a planned change in the system Its relevant to incremental and isolated changes and ignores the transformational and radical changes It ignores the role of power and politics in an organisation It is seen as a top - down, management driven approach and ignores situations regarding bottom - up change
- 7. Thank You!