THE CHANGE TRANSITION

Running head: CHANGE TRANSITION
Change Transition
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................2
2. Discussion..............................................................................................................................2
2.1 Discussion of the Role of the Manager or Leader in Preparing and Assessing the
Organization for Movement through Transition Phase of Change........................................2
2.2 Identification and Discussion of 5 Reasons for Resistance evident in the Transition
Phase of Change with Examples............................................................................................3
2.3 Description of Different Areas for determining Resistance with Discussion on
Feedback Mechanisms that the Manager uses for Identification of the Resistance Levels of
the Employees........................................................................................................................4
2.4 Description of 5 Strategies that the Manager uses for ensuring that the Resistance
Levels are minimized.............................................................................................................5
2.5 Description of 3 Success Factors for indicating Effective Strategies in the reduction of
the Resistance Levels of the Employees................................................................................6
3. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

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1. Introduction
Organizational change, as well as transition management, is considered as one of the
most vital and significant procedures that occur in a company (Matos Marques Simoes &
Esposito, 2014). The entire process of transition management eventually includes the proper
deployment of changes via systematic planning, organization as well as execution of change
for reaching the most desirable futuristic state without even affecting the total business
continuity (Georgalis et al., 2015). The following report outlines a brief discussion on change
transition and the effect of transformation in the most efficient manner. The role of a manager
in assessing the company for movement through the transition phase of change and
identification of different reasons and strategies for change resistance would also be
described in this report.
2. Discussion
2.1 Discussion of the Role of the Manager or Leader in Preparing and Assessing the
Organization for Movement through Transition Phase of Change
Change management subsequently deals with different people aspects of change to
ensure that the entire company and organizational members are ready for the changes to bring
in the company (Burnes, 2015). The first and the foremost role of the manager or leader in
preparation as well as an assessment of the company for movement though change transition
is sponsor, in which the leaders eventually act as the advocates for better change at different
organizational levels. These leaders are individual representatives who are responsible for
keeping the change to a higher position. The other vital and significant role of a leader in
change transition would be becoming the role model (Klonek, Lehmann-Willenbrock &
Kauffeld, 2014). These leaders can demonstrate subsequent attitudes and behaviours, which
are to be expected from other people.