Leading Change

This document provides an overview of change management.

Peter Senge has developed the idea of the learning organisation as being the key to changing an organisation. In this article, we discuss his main theories.

A discussion of how language can affect change, based on the work of Kegan and Lahey.

How can you bring about rapid, dramatic and lasting change with limited resources? We outline the work of W Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. Use their ‘tipping point’ strategy to knock over the four hurdles that typically block organisations from achieving high performance.

A review of the model of change that considers transition as a psychological construct.

Described as an organisational development process, an action research approach, a social research method and a new philosophy of change, AI is more than the sum of its parts.

Beer and Nohria argue that change is most effective when a focus on maximising economic value is combined with softer, organisation-oriented procedures.

Based on a concept first proposed by economist Joseph Schumpeter, Foster and Kaplan propose that corporations can remain competitive only by creatively and continuously reconstructing themselves.

Strong leadership, particularly around drive and vision, is required for any change programme to be successful.

The importance of organisational development as a change management technique is well known. We introduce the concept and explain what is needed for it to be successful.

A review of Senge et al’s thinking on the subject of profound change, as outlined in their book, 'Presence: Exploring Profound Change'.

Managers can refer to this practical framework to help them support team members through the change process.

This article details 15 competencies specifically developed for change agents.

We summarise French and Bell’s suggestions for structuring change interventions more effectively. The emphasis is on refining the practical nature of the activities so that they are of maximum benefit to participants and the organisation.