Leading Through Change

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How does a leader, lead through change? In today’s world of highly competitive business, change is occurring frequently and organisations need to keep themselves up-to-date with change in order to meet the needs of customers, new developments in technology, globalisation and economic conditions. Managers ought to possess the right skills and abilities to effectively lead the employees and the organisation through a successful change. Kurt Lewin formulated a 3-stage process to assist managers in Leading Change Effectively called the Force Field Analysis Model used in the planning and implement of change and overcoming resistance. The Force Field Analysis Model classifies and analyses factors in order to display all forces reacting to the desired change and to enable the ability to make decisions that will make change acceptable and effective. For change to occur within the organisation, the driving force must exceed the restraining force. Three stages to the model: Unfreezing- explaining to employees the need for change and giving motive for changing the attitudes, values, behaviours, systems and structures they are accustomed to. Unfreezing may be perceived as unimportant if it is not based on the survival of the company. Changing- involves identifying and implementing the change in the organisation encouraging and motivating employees to adapt to the new structure and culture. Refreezing- the final stage of the process which preserves the change in the organisation. Guideline to the Force Field Analysis: * Understand and describe the current position of the organisation. * Clearly plan the desired state of the organisation due to change. Futuristic goals and visions. * Identify the outcomes of the company if the integration or change doesn’t occur. * List all forces driving change toward the desired state or position.
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