E-book Category: Business, Education, Management E-book Title: Managing Change in the Workplace: A Practical Guide Author: Leslie Allan Book Description: A practical guide and reusable workbook intended for everyone expected to lead, manage and implement change in today's organizations. It covers every aspect of managing change effectively and uses the unique CHANGE Approach to getting all affected on board and working towards the new way of doing things.
As you work through the guide, you will complete a series of practical exercises that will help you plan and manage your change for maximum impact. On your journey, you will be treated to a variety of tools, techniques and tips for ensuring that your change lasts. The guide is packaged with a separate reusable workbook that you can use time and time again.
Who uses this change management guide? Anyone involved in leading, managing or implementing organizational change, including:
Program Managers
Human Resource Consultants
Workplace Change Leaders
Human Resource Managers
Program Sponsors
Org Development Consultants
Steering Committee Members
Project Managers
Team Leaders
Line Managers and Supervisors
Team Members
Middle Level Managers
Trainers
Are you having trouble:
getting your workplace change program moving
dealing with resisters and organizational politics
planning for workplace change
identifying your key stakeholders
convincing the executive team
dealing with competing demands and interests
articulating what you are aiming for
identifying the skills your people need
making the change stick
Make the most of the reusable and editable 24 page workbook to:
map your change program profile
develop your change strategy
articulate your change goals
identify and manage stakeholders
develop a training plan
and more ...
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Understanding Change in Your Organization 3 2.1 Forces for Change 3 2.2 The Nature of Change 5
5 Managing Resistance to Change 45 5.1 How People React to Change 45 5.2 Developing a Strategy 47 5.3 Dealing With Resisters 49 5.4 The Psychology of Resistance to Change 51 5.5 Listen and Learn from Others 55
6 Managing Change Through Projects 57 6.1 Why Project Management? 57 6.2 Project Management in a Nutshell 58 6.3 Realizing Organizational Benefits 61
7 Managing Change Through Teams 65 7.1 Why Teams? 65 7.2 Team Member Selection 66 7.3 Team Profiling 67 7.4 Team Development 71 7.5 Team Success Factors 75
8 In Conclusion 76
9 Appendix A - Forces for Change Worksheet 77 10 Appendix B - SWOT Analysis Worksheet 78 11 Appendix C - Nature of Change Worksheet 79 12 Appendix D - Create Tension Worksheet 81 13 Appendix E - Harness Support Worksheet 82 14 Appendix F - SMART Goals Examples 84 15 Appendix G - SMART Goals Checklist 86 16 Appendix H - Goal Setting Worksheet 87 17 Appendix I - Change Role Skills Gap Worksheet 89 18 Appendix J - Roles and Responsibilities Worksheet 90 19 Appendix K - Training Plan Template 92 20 Appendix L - Systems Capability Worksheet 93 21 Appendix M - Entrench Changes Worksheet 94 22 Appendix N - Other Resources 96
