Briefly reflect upon an important change you have experienced in your life

Briefly reflect upon an important change you have experienced in your life. Compare your change to the change stories from the beginning of Chapter 1.Compare the change stories from the beginning of Chapter 1. Answer the following questions and respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

What are the common issues across each story?
What are the differences?
Of the change “lessons” outlined in Table 1.1, which of these are present in these stories? Which are absent? What are the implications of this?
Are there other “lessons” embedded in the stories for future changes for/to the companies?
What three key conclusions do you draw from these stories about managing change? What lessons are embedded in these stories that you can apply to future changes you may face?

TABLE 1.1

Managing Change: Some Lessons from the Four Stories

Hewlett-Packard Change Story

Different interests need to be recognized and addressed during an organizational change
These interests are likely to provoke different reactions to change
Organizational politics and lobbying are likely aspects of an organizational change that will need managing
Negotiation and persuasion are key communication skills
More successful communication strategies are likely to be those that “touch” the people to whom they are

addressed

Communicating change often entails providing a vision of the future that is compelling
Pressures to change come from both outside and inside organizations
Restructuring is a common organizational change when confronted with problems
Any organizational change usually involves paying attention to organizational culture

IBM Change Story

Innovative changes often emerge from below in organizations
Making change stick requires persistence over time and actions that need to be taken on multiple fronts
Change needs appropriately placed champions to gain support throughout the organization
The informal network of the organization is an important part of mobilizing and communicating

organizational change

Change requires marshalling of appropriate resources
Some changes are incremental, others transformational
Some smaller change actions often convey powerful symbolic messages to help reinforce the sincerity and credibility that senior management attaches to the larger change Kodak Change Story
Organizational change involves handling reactions of both internal and external stakeholders
Communication strategies need to be designed for internal and external groups
Reactions to change are likely to be influenced by the success of previous changes and the extent to which there has been delivery on past promises
Change involves risk and uncertainty
The consequences of change cannot always be predicted
Managers of change need to address

the question for staff of “How will I be affected?”

McDonald’s Change Story

Organizational changes occur in a competitive, international business environment
This means that to prepare for the future, change may need to occur even when things still appear to be going well
Organizations face external pressures to change such as providing socially responsible products and services
Some changes fail to deliver on their intended outcomes
Change in and of itself is not necessarily good for a company; careful assessment is needed of the relevance and likely success of a proposed change

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Introduction

Change is inevitable in a person’s life or organizations. These changes are brought about by many factors, which are both internal and external. I used to be an alcohol until, until I nearly lost as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. That was the turning point of my life as I decided never take alcohol again. Since that day, my lifestyle changed, and I felt as if I had been born again. This came after a lot of efforts from my parents and relatives, who had tried to convince to stop my drinking habit. On that day, I learnt change has its own time………………

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