Leading and Managing Change

Leading and Managing
Change

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Introduction to the drivers and impacts of change and how it affects organizational
strategy........................................................................................................................................1
P2. Effects of internal and external drivers of change affect leadership, team and changes......3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P3. Measures that can be taken to minimise negative impacts of change...................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P4. Different barriers for change and how they impact the leadership decision-making...........7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P5. Application of different leadership approaches to deal with changes..................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Change is considered as the invariant factor that takes place in the business environment
and considered as the process from the existing situation for the company. Business world is
rapidly changing and various changes are inevitable undertaking significant factors in terms of
brining changes in company. Furthermore, changed outcome is undertaken as the prominent
issue and other opportunities that are faced by the company on the grounds of both internal and
external factors (Cowne, Frankl and Gerschel, 2018). Existing business environment need
companies considering all the sectors that should be adaptive, progressive and dynamic in nature
considering the perspective of understanding and leading change. The below report is based on
Enterprise Rent-a-car and Northgate vehicle hire both are America based rental organisation and
biggest competitor of each other. Enterprise Rent-a-car is developed in 1957 and headquartered
in Missouri, U.S. Along with this, report is going to cover the the prominent changes that should
be done in organisation and environmental analysis is also organised that leads to influence the
change in organisational behaviour. Along with this, report tends to identify the prominent
barriers of change that has significant impact on decision making that helps in the application of
various leadership approaches in order to deal with change.
TASK 1
P1. Introduction to the drivers and impacts of change and how it affects organizational strategy
Change is the constant factors within the business world and organisation deals in various
dynamic market that has unique factors and also impact the business organisation. Change is
undertaken as the most significant factor that influences the business running and also takes
place various business strategies regarding its operations (Iles, 2017). In this part various
changes are discussed that takes place in business environment of Rent-a-car and Northgate
vehicle hire regarding various operations and strategy for the company.
Basis Enterprise Rent-a-car Northgate Vehicle Hire
Kind of change In this organisation, remedial
change is introduced that leads
to influence both strategies and
operations. This change takes
As per the concerning
organisation, transformation
change takes place in order to
target company on direct basis
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place in terms of addressing
any kind of defect from the
business or from market. Rent-
a-car deals in one market by
virtual means and seeks the
requirement to be more
accessible. In terms of
eliminating the defects or
improving overall
performance, company need to
expand into new market with
the help of acquisition and also
tends to develop their presence
in physical environment in
terms of executing remedial
change strategy.
that is easily adaptable
regarding the rapid change that
is quite effectual in order to
make significant modification
in plans that is important as per
the prominent variations.
Strategic change For this, the strategical change
takes place in respective
company regarding their own
expansion which is by
acquiring the other enterprise
that is known as Brunt Tree
vehicle rental and also develop
their value in the new market
through innovative products.
By this, acquisition strategy
leads to change working and
company has to consolidated
their plans and ideas in terms
of earning profitability and
revenues that is acquired by
The strategic change takes
place in respective company
regarding the business
expansion at the international
level and also moved their
operations in new market area.
It leads to develop the
requirement for Northgate
vehicle hire regarding change
and also tends to integrate
current strategies regarding the
need for operational region.
For this, company tends to
develop various strategies of
working for the new working
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