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How to estimate the effort required to implement organizational change (METHODS + EXAMPLES)

Wendy Hirsch

Evaluating complexity of a change is an inexact science, but a variety of tools and methods are available to aid in the process. A failure to recognize the full significance of a workplace change is at the heart of many challenges faced in organizational change implementation.

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How to estimate the complexity of organizational change and the effort required to implement it. (METHODS + EXAMPLES)

Wendy Hirsch

Evaluating complexity of a change is an inexact science, but a variety of tools and methods are available to aid in the process. A failure to recognize the full significance of a workplace change is at the heart of many challenges faced in organizational change implementation.

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The 5 Key Benefits of Servant Leadership

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Everyone agrees that there are many benefits to servant leadership. But not everyone agrees on what the most important benefits are. We’ve looked through pages of google results, academic journals, business research, and more to find out fundamental benefits. Servant leaders need to lead with courage.

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How to Create a Reorganization Plan in 4 Simple Steps

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Reorganization vs. Other Types of Organizational Change. While one type of organizational change may be the main focus of an initiative, it is important to understand that one type of change may result in other changes. In some cases, these additional changes will be part of the overall change plan.

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Harness the power of goals to drive performance

Wendy Hirsch

To get benefits from goals, you need to match the right type of goal to your situation. I’ve summarized below what every leader should know about using goals to increase results from organizational change initiatives. Journal of Organizational Behavior , 35 (3), 358-372. Goals can be motivating or demotivating.

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Change Initiation: A fresh look at the Middle Manager role

Wendy Hirsch

These researchers wanted to understand how the responsibilities carried out by various levels of leaders influenced employee support for organizational change. They investigated four variations, two involving change initiation undertaken by top executives, and two involving change initiation undertaken by middle management.

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Paradox: When the best choice is not to choose

Wendy Hirsch

What are the benefits of embracing paradoxes? However, those who do it well tend to leverage various strategies over time to dynamically harness the paradox to create benefits. Something those of us who lead organizational change are very familiar with, indeed. (See summary graphic at right for more detail.)