Saturday, February 8, 2014

Developing An Organizational Change Strategy

By Jerri Perry


In any business or organization, a certain level of change is definitely inevitable simply because humans live in a changing world that will not stop for any person or for any organization for that matter. It is because of this that the management has to make sure that their organization keep up with the times and would adapt to the changes of the world. Of course in order to do this, one has to come up with a really effective organizational change strategy so that the organization may succeed.

Now one thing to really look out for when trying to implement some changes in organizations is that there will always be someone to oppose the idea. These are the traditionalists and they believe that the method or structure that works cannot be changed. However, if one is a visionary and foresees problems in the future because of the current structure, then it is his job to convince the traditionalists.

The first step in this very strategy would be to first try to convince them that a shift in structure is a need. In the process, one should now take note of some of the things that the opposition would have to say because he can use these points to improve his plan. Now he should expect that even after the meeting, there would still be some strong resistance.

Now do take note that even after an open forum meeting, the resistance will still be there. So in order to beat the resistance, the one strategy to apply here would be to gather a huge army of followers to swallow up the ones opposing the change. In order to do this, the managers have to start from the people in the lowest chain to the highest and get their support.

In order to gain the support of the people, the first step is to make a very convincing vision. This will stir up the people and make them curious. Of course he should also ask the input of all people in the organization so that they will feel that they did play a part in this major shift.

After the introduction of the shift, the next step would be the actual execution of the entire plan which is not as hard but still going to be hard. The technique here is to help everyone try to adjust to the shift in structure by providing them with a lot of support. This way, they themselves will actually want to take part in the changes.

After the gradual implementation of the plan, then the last step would be to integrate the new system into the organization. With all the policies finalized and ready for implementation, a new structure will now form. It is now up to the management to continue helping the people inside the organization adjust.

To complete this organizational change strategy, the management has to show the results to the people. Without any results to show, the people will not believe the change was effective. So if one would want to make changes in structure, he has to make sure that he can back it up with results.




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