Concepts of Change Management

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Concepts of Change Management
Change management is an activity, which performed by the organizations or companies
to make sure the success of the business goals. It refers to managing the change of people,
groups, communities, companies, projects and processes. In terms of the business prospects, the
change in the any of the above functioning areas can reflect on the working system of the
business organizations (Kotter, 2012). Organizational change management includes some
steps, which are very important to follow. Business organizations tend to have certain plans and
policies for the change management in the organization, according to which the leaders of the
organization lead the change followed by the employees and other members of the organization
(Voehl & Harrington, 2017).
The central focus of the following essay is concepts of change management. It will cover
all the theories and concepts related to change management which have been use to manage the
process of change in an organization. It will also identify the important players of the change
process and role of them. Main concepts of change management are Lewin’s change
management approach, McKinsey approach of Change Management and Kotter’s change
management theory.
Change management requires specific strategies for the implementation of the
organizational change. Change management is a continuous process and it needs time for the
Implementation or adaption by the organization. Before adopting various types of models or the
approaches for the change management, the organization needs to consider the need for the
change and the returns from the benefits of the change implementation (Blokdyk, 2019).
The Lewin’s model of change management helps to understand the structural and the
organizational change with effective model providing deep insight about the change process and
change management in the organization. The Lewin’s model consists of the three main stages of
the change management.
The first step of this theory is Unfreezing. This step involves the preparation and the
processes for the change implementation in the organisation. In this step, the company must get
ready for the change and must understand the fact the change is critical and a requirement for the

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organization’s development. Second step of this model is change. It is a stage where the actual
change takes place in the organization (Reiss, 2012). The leaders of the organisation of the
organisation are responsible to lead the change in the right direction and to make processes easier
for the staff to follow. The third and final step of this model is refreezing. During this stage, the
members of the organisation have to ensure that the changes applied in the routine functions of
the organisation and continuously followed by the employees to achieve the organizational
objective (Beerel, 2009).
The Lewin’s model of change management describes the action to be followed from
beginning level to the end stage of the change implementation but did not discussed the
formulation of the plans, policies and strategies of the change management in the organization
(McGrath & Bates, 2013). Whereas the change management model provided by McKinsey
were inclusive of all these points, which eventually helped to formulate the change management
process of the organization.
The change management model of McKinsey consists of the 7-S framework approach
towards the change management. The model followed by McKinsey considered as one of those
models, which managed irrespective of the fluctuation of the trends in the environment. These
fluctuations lay a heavy impact on the organization, it is significant to sustain and lead the
change effectively. 7S structure model of McKinsey includes structure, strategy, shared value,
systems, style, skills and staff (50MINUTES.COM, 2015).
Strategy is the idea or plan formulated to overcome the rivalry in the business and arrive
to the final destination to achieve the organizational objective. After that, organization divided as
per the functions of organization. The next step is system in which organization execute day-to-
day activities. With the routine activities, organization follows the core values, which is the
fourth structured model of McKinsey’s concept. Style is the next model, which defines as the
model in which the changes and leadership carried out in the organisation refers to the style.
Next is staff, which refers to the most crucial asset of the organisation and the reason behind the
proper functioning of the organization. Staff of the organization must have skills because these
are the basic requirements of the organization through which the goals and objectives of the
organization are accomplished (Michalski, 2011).