The importance of effective change management
Change is as natural a phenomenon for businesses as it is for individuals. The challenge for companies is how to ensure effective change management without disrupting operations. HR consultancy Employee Management Limited (http://www.employeemanagement.co.uk/) looks at why effective change management is so vital for companies.
Corporate change can be either a specific shift within an organisation, such as a restructure or the introduction of a different IT system, or something more nebulous, such as a general drive to encourage employees to accept change in their working environment. Whether a specific shift or a general process, managing the transition effectively is essential if businesses are to benefit from the change rather than suffer during the period of adjustment.
Organisations need to evolve in order to accommodate, but hopefully profit from, external developments. From growth into global markets to embracing technological advances; incorporating new government legislation to implementing new strategies to cope with tough economic conditions. Over the last decade, change management has grown in its importance to organisations for three main reasons:
1) Increased change in the corporate sphere – change is happening more frequently and on a greater scale than ever before. To keep up with the amount of change (technological, strategic, legislative, structural, etc.), companies need to plan and take an organised approach to all levels of change.
2) An empowered workforce – in recent years there has been an empowering of the workforce which encourages responsibility down through the ‘ranks’ of employees. While this has many corporate benefits, Management need to be wary about how they communicate and implement top-down change, taking into account this new value system of empowerment.
3) Keeping a competitive edge – the advent of the internet and the speed of information access around the world has made it harder than ever before to maintain a competitive edge. Now, it is the businesses that are most nimble when it comes to embracing change who keep ahead of the pack, and to do that they must be highly effective at change management.
Employee Management Limited are HR specialists experienced in advising companies on how to implement and manage change to ensure a smooth transition, a contented workforce and a new and improved future. Go to http://www.employeemanagement.co.uk/ to find out more.
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