Dear Friends,
Change management is the name of the game in this century. It is an organization’s reality. We are, however, mostly afraid of change. We are afraid to give up what we know and adapt to what we do not know. Adaptability is the trait that helps manager manage an anticipated adverse challenge and develop equanimity with the new situations. High adaptedness is the most saught after trait in managers in the present context when business is done in most uncertain and unpredictable environment.
The real challenge of change is not just to come up with an idea which may be brilliant but to implement it. Organisations that successfully manage change recognize that employees and their ability to perform are what drive business during the times of change. It requires an understanding of the human side of change and of the systems and methods needed to change employees' habits and overcome their emotions because people tend to resist change. Leading change is invariably a complex multi-facetted activity that can be influenced by numerous variables not necessarily always identifiable earlier. Sometimes change either do not take place or even if it takes off, does not create desired impact simply because in most cases managerial capacity to implement change has been woefully underdeveloped. Managers need to go beyond posting things and ideas on the notice boards.
To make people believe that successful change initiatives bring overall growth in business and people, it is always good to use the power of example. Examples of those organizations that lead the change successfully and moved on a higher pedestal. Case studies have been found to be very effective and popular tool in this respect. Going through case studies make managers believe that change in process, systems, technology, branding, human behavior, way of working and delivering can make the organization world class. Through this process managers may pitch upon a mirror view in which they may see their own existing situations reflected or they may also find ideas and solutions to the problems which they may face in future in their own organizations. Experiences of real life situations help managers learn more easily.
Many Indian organizations have successfully managed the change and have come out as winners in business world. In a recent book SWITCH by Sujaya Banerjee, such 12 successful change case studies of Indian companies have been placed before the management world. . These case studies were adjudged best in L & OD Roundtable change interventions Asia study in 2013 which have accomplished the process of transformation effectively.
This July 2014 feature brings five such live change stories’ excerpts for the readers to understand, know and believe that yes, change can only make you world class. Readers can feel how the philosophy shifts from one level to another to move beyond the doctrine of strategy-structure-system to one of purpose-process-people. The change indeed is the precursor to effecting change all around by the power of illustration and these change stories are the best in practical life.
Anil Kaushik
Chief Editor,Business Manager-HR magazine
Business Manager :: HR Magazine
From India, Delhi
181Change management is the name of the game in this century. It is an organization’s reality. We are, however, mostly afraid of change. We are afraid to give up what we know and adapt to what we do not know. Adaptability is the trait that helps manager manage an anticipated adverse challenge and develop equanimity with the new situations. High adaptedness is the most saught after trait in managers in the present context when business is done in most uncertain and unpredictable environment.
The real challenge of change is not just to come up with an idea which may be brilliant but to implement it. Organisations that successfully manage change recognize that employees and their ability to perform are what drive business during the times of change. It requires an understanding of the human side of change and of the systems and methods needed to change employees' habits and overcome their emotions because people tend to resist change. Leading change is invariably a complex multi-facetted activity that can be influenced by numerous variables not necessarily always identifiable earlier. Sometimes change either do not take place or even if it takes off, does not create desired impact simply because in most cases managerial capacity to implement change has been woefully underdeveloped. Managers need to go beyond posting things and ideas on the notice boards.
To make people believe that successful change initiatives bring overall growth in business and people, it is always good to use the power of example. Examples of those organizations that lead the change successfully and moved on a higher pedestal. Case studies have been found to be very effective and popular tool in this respect. Going through case studies make managers believe that change in process, systems, technology, branding, human behavior, way of working and delivering can make the organization world class. Through this process managers may pitch upon a mirror view in which they may see their own existing situations reflected or they may also find ideas and solutions to the problems which they may face in future in their own organizations. Experiences of real life situations help managers learn more easily.
Many Indian organizations have successfully managed the change and have come out as winners in business world. In a recent book SWITCH by Sujaya Banerjee, such 12 successful change case studies of Indian companies have been placed before the management world. . These case studies were adjudged best in L & OD Roundtable change interventions Asia study in 2013 which have accomplished the process of transformation effectively.
This July 2014 feature brings five such live change stories’ excerpts for the readers to understand, know and believe that yes, change can only make you world class. Readers can feel how the philosophy shifts from one level to another to move beyond the doctrine of strategy-structure-system to one of purpose-process-people. The change indeed is the precursor to effecting change all around by the power of illustration and these change stories are the best in practical life.
Anil Kaushik
Chief Editor,Business Manager-HR magazine
Business Manager :: HR Magazine
From India, Delhi
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