1 / 18

Managing change

Managing change. Internal Internal/organic growth New business leader Takeover Retrenchment . External Change in law Change in tax Change in govt Competitors Suppliers Technology. What changes do businesses face?. Can you give me an example of each of these recently?. Internal

leland
Télécharger la présentation

Managing change

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Managing change

  2. Internal Internal/organic growth New business leader Takeover Retrenchment External Change in law Change in tax Change in govt Competitors Suppliers Technology What changes do businesses face? Can you give me an example of each of these recently?

  3. Internal Internal/organic growth – John Lewis, New business leader – M&S Takeover – Cadbury Retrenchment - External Change in law – smoking ban, what if we joined the Eurozone? Labour’s proposed ‘Cadburys’ law Change in tax – VAT, NIC, 50% tax rate Change in govt – May 2010! Competitors Suppliers Technology – Ipad, I-Apps What changes do businesses face?

  4. How to deal with change

  5. Project champions • A project champion is an individual who has the authority to use resources within or outside an organisation for completion of a given project. • A project champion is chosen by the management so as to ensure supervision of a specific project from start to finish.

  6. Examples of Project Champions The Business Inspector Duncan Bannatyne seaside rescue Plenty of TV examples of so called Project champions…! Ruth Watson’s Hotel Rescue

  7. Project champion characteristics • Status – mid or senior level manager… who can push through the vision! • Good people skills • Committed to pursuing support for the concept of change…. Have a passion to push change through

  8. Project manager • Project manager – plans organises and carries through the project • Very different to the project champion!

  9. How? Project Group • A project group will be given a specific task to take the company forward through whatever change they face, following the vision of the project champion who is usually appointed by the BoD & company CEO. Links back to: • Matrix organisation • Empowerment & Enlargement • Consultants

  10. More TV Project managers… • All these presenters ‘suggest’ to the home owners to employ a project manager. • Why? What benefit would you have from using a project manager?

  11. How to promote change • Have a clear vision – mission statement! • Appropriate resources …. Such as??? • finances • staff • and physical equipment • Trained staff – with expertise • A clear critical path….!

  12. Quick Questions • What is the difference between project manager & project champion? • What are the key characteristics needed for a project champion?

  13. Resistance to change • A degree of resistance is normal since change is: • Disruptive • Stressful • A degree of scepticism can be healthy especially where there are weaknesses in the proposed changes • However resistance will also impede the achievement of organisational objectives

  14. Step change Dramatic or radical change in one fell swoop Radical alternation in the organisation Gets it over with quickly May require some coercion Two types of change Step change Occurs rapidly

  15. Incremental change Ongoing piecemeal change which takes place as part of an organisation’s evolution and development Tends to more inclusive Two types of change Incremental change Change occurs over a period of time in incremental stages

  16. New Manager! • A new manager appointed in 2008 for England football team. • What type of leader is he? (business theory please!) • How did he introduce a new culture to the team? • Why has Capello been able to bring about such change to the team? (think about past performance/manager) Think about INTERNAL & EXTERNAL factors • These are ALL the things that you need to bring to an exam essay Q about “the influence a new manager has to change the culture of a business”.

  17. Your task Case study about Google… in Marcouse textbook p 358-9

  18. Further reading on Project champion • http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/49034.aspx • http://tutor2u.net/business/strategy/change-management-implementation.html

More Related