Change Management: to Change the People

“There is only one person who loves the change is – Wet Baby.”

By Neha Amar (M.B.A)

Today’s world is changing faster than ever before. The expanding markets, technological developments, financial limitations, restructuring and mergers, new management philosophies and government legislation, all are putting pressure on organizations to change. When there is change there must be some way out to manage this change.

So as the word suggests itself, Change Management is the task of “managing change” in a more planned and systematic fashion. It is about how to get users to accept a new business process and a new technology that enables it. The steering thought behind this management practice is that – it is the human beings, not the technology who makes companies work.

It’s not the job of Change Manager/Consultant to bring change in the organization; this is the responsibility of every one in the organization to make the change successful. Consultant or change manager only facilitate the change. Besides this, effective communication also plays an important role in managing change.

Successful change management requires a hefty executive support and leadership along with effective communication channels, to manage people and make a healthier impact of change on them.

The full Paper was presented at 'Nirma International Conference on Management-2007' on 6th January 2007 by the Author.