HRM and change
management
In
this rapid-changing business environment, change management capabilities are
paramount if you want to be successful. Irrespective of your job, you need to
learn how to manage change. Taking charge of change force you to plan your next
experience. It is far more powerful and proactive than allowing every passing
wind to buffet your work life and outlook. Whether the change is in your
private life and will spill over into your work day or the change is related to
job, your skills in change management will assist you navigate the journey.
Each
time an organisation make significant adjustments, it faces immense period of
transition as workers and managers adjust to their new responsibilities or job
environments. change management is a system of planning, analysis and execution
that attempts to decrease each short- and long-term disruption to make the
transition as seamless as possible.
HR
professionals facilitate change management in two principal ways:
1)
Ensuring that general change objectives are met by participating in the
planning and execution stages with other managers.
2)
Using their familiarity with the organization’s employees to understand their
needs and expectations during a change. In many organizations, an HR
professional is the key link
between structural change managers and the employees who will be most affected
by the change.
Change
management helps companies to mitigate the dreadful effects of vast
organizational change. The level to which these negative effects are
experienced depends on whether or not the change is at a small or large scale.
change can effect the workflows of employees, lessen morale, decrease product quality
or result in loss of customers, if not cautiously taken into consideration. As
an HR professional, a key duty is assessing the human impact of change and
finding ways to encourage a smooth transition to new job environment.
A change management process can
be organization-wide and involve every employee, or it can be more narrowly
focused on a department, a workgroup, or an individual. The more people who are
involved, the more time, energy, and commitment are needed.
References
Allen, J., Jimmieson, L., Bordia, P. & Irmer,
E., 2007. Uncertainty during Organisational Change: Managing Perceptions
through Communication. A Journal Change Management, pp.36-48.
Bhengu, D.S.,
2007. Impact of Organisational Change: A case Study of Aventis Pharma.
Pretoria. MBA Thesis. Pretoria: Tswane University of Technology.
D’Ortenzio, C.,
2012. UNDERSTANDING CHANGE AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS. In D’Ortenzio, C. UNDERSTANDING
CHANGE AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS. University of Canberra.
Del Val, M.P.
& Fuentes, C.M., 2003. Resistance to change: A literature review and
empirical study. Management Decision, pp.148-55.
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