How To Create Future Ready Organizations? |
Posted: June 19, 2017 |
Any successful organization continuously goes through many changes. The source of these changes may be technology, any regulatory compliance, process update or skill update for people. To ensure that any change has minimal effect on the working of the organization, you need a change management process that can help you create resilient organization. Some of the steps that can assist you in this are as under: Identification Of Change AgentAny change that happens in the organization will either improve a process or a product or an outcome, so it is important to understand clearly what your goals are. Once it is done it will help you in identifying the people who will be the change drivers. It is very well known that once you have identified the agent, you can create a strong foundation for successfully bringing about the desired change. See Who Needs To be InvolvedAny change that takes place in the organization may require the nod of the higher management. They may be the people who may have the authority to write the checks and direct the people to the things done. Some noise made inside the organization across its various levels may help in getting the required internal buying from the different levels of the organization. This paves the way for a smooth transition later on. Some Planning May Be RequiredWhen you are trying to bring any change in the organization, it is always better to do some planning. How will it help? It helps you in better organizing the things and gives a proper start and the schedule and the way it is going to be concluded. For example, if you are planning to change the IT systems, you need to have a proper project plan in place. It ensures that you are not hampering the day-to-day business and that change will be gradually imbibed.
When you are planning a change, there may be many factors that may provide resistance. It may be in the form of approval or the increase in the budget or a skill gap. You need to anticipate the reasons and prepare with the ways to overcome them successfully. Be A Success If you have done all the hard work, you will taste success in bringing about the desired change with minimal effect to the running business. In fact, if the change is a success it will reflect in the results. In the end, celebrate success for the good work along with those who have been instrumental, and in this way, you’ll gradually create a resilient organization that is ready for the future.
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