Choose the Leadership and Strategy tab; Choose Change Management and you will find a series of articles there which will help you answer the questions below. Think of an example where you have had to recently manage change within the organisation. Identify the change that you managed and your role in managing that change. How did individuals respond to having to change their practice? Did some accept that change was inevitable? Did some resist the change process? If this was the case why do you think people accept or resist change in different ways? Describe how you managed the change, the steps that you took and the people you engaged with. Do you think that engagement with people (sometimes referred to as stakeholders) is important when managing change? Or can change be effectively managed without involving stakeholders? Reflect on how the change process went. Would you have done anything differently next time? When managing change, think about the kind of manager you are. Do you need to deploy different management styles at different times? How effective were you personally during the change process? Do you need to develop further as a Manager in the future and what skills do you think you might need? 3.3 Exercise 2 The Organisation as a Culture – Read the following definition en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_culture And look at the diagram above. Think about your organisation in cultural terms. How would you describe the practice or organisation in which you work? Is it hierarchical, market oriented, clan oriented or adhocracy oriented? When considering which it is, what makes you reach that conclusion? As a Manager or aspiring Manager within that organisation, what is your role in developing the culture of the organisation? Are there things you would like to change or develop? Is the current culture of the organisation ready to accept and implement change? If it is, describe what aspects of that culture are conducive with managing change. If the organisation currently resists change, what aspects of its culture contribute towards this resistance? If you could create the culture for your organisation what would this “perfect” be and how would you go about it? Reflect on your own performance as a Manager in terms of the contribution you can make in relation to developing the organisation? Are there skills that you need to develop in the future?
Choose the Leadership and Strategy tab; Choose Change Management and you will find a series of articles there which will help you answer the questions below. Think of an example where you have had to recently manage change within the organisation. Identify the change that you managed and your role in managing that change. How did individuals respond to having to change their practice? Did some accept that change was inevitable? Did some resist the change process? If this was the case why do you think people accept or resist change in different ways? Describe how you managed the change, the steps that you took and the people you engaged with. Do you think that engagement with people (sometimes referred to as stakeholders) is important when managing change? Or can change be effectively managed without involving stakeholders? Reflect on how the change process went. Would you have done anything differently next time? When managing change, think about the kind of manager you are. Do you need to deploy different management styles at different times? How effective were you personally during the change process? Do you need to develop further as a Manager in the future and what skills do you think you might need? 3.3 Exercise 2 – The Organisation as a Culture Read the following definition en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_culture And look at the diagram above. Think about your organisation in cultural terms. How would you describe the practice or organisation in which you work? Is it hierarchical, market oriented, clan oriented or adhocracy oriented? When considering which it is, what makes you reach that conclusion? As a Manager or aspiring Manager within that organisation, what is your role in developing the culture of the organisation? Are there things you would like to change or develop? Is the current culture of the organisation ready to accept and implement change? If it is, describe what aspects of that culture are conducive with managing change. If the organisation currently resists change, what aspects of its culture contribute towards this resistance? If you could create the “perfect” culture for your organisation what would this be and how would you go about it? Reflect on your own performance as a Manager in terms of the contribution you can make in relation to developing the organisation? Are there skills that you need to develop in the future?