You can either change according to needs of your immediate environment or die an early death.

This is as true to human life cycle as to the organizational life cycle. Organizations have to manage change strategically to implement new programs, initiatives or processes. One important part of the change management strategy should be “People Management”; failing which an organization’s initiatives may crumble down.

Communicate the Need for Change throughout the organization and encourage the participation of people to welcome the change rather than flooding them with sudden changes.

Here are some of the things that managers/supervisors/Change leaders should keep in Mind to make the process smooth and productive:

Change Management should start from the Bottom

Roll out all change management programs at the bottom level of the organization. Encourage learning and lots of knowledge sharing at this level by bottom-up and also top-down communication. This level is most affected by the implementation of changes, hence involve them in the decision making regarding strategy implementation.

Float a compelling story about the change

Tell an inspiring story that will motivate your employees about the problem. People will not buy your idea of change whatsoever if you do not make them understand and accept that there is a problem that has to be addressed. Workshops are a good idea when it comes selling your ideas, approaches policies, methods to your employees. Employee participation is crucial to change management.

Do it with them, not to them.

Keep away from ideas like “Changing employee mindsets”

Do not try to change employee mindsets.Doing this will imply that the organization is forcing change on them. It will also indicate people to believe that the organization thinks of the present mindset of people to be “Flawed” or “Wrong” in some way.

Take input from employees and do not mandate change.

You should explain all new policies, structures, targets, acquisitions at the early stages; It is useful for getting people participation and validation.Make involvement early and open.

Empower not Impose change

Any change process will go smoothly when you empower people to dig out solutions and responses. Managers should facilitate and support while leaders need to be tolerant and compassionate. Management styles and leadership strategies are more vital than clever processes and policies.

When employees trust their organization to risk their future to any change in the organization, only then can any meaningful organizational change can occur.

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