Leading and Managing Change : Toyota
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Leading and Managing Change : Toyota
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................31. White water metaphor’ is apparent in Toyota .............................................................................32. shift from calm waters to white waters took place, considering both business strategy and also external factors impacting on the business......................................................................................63. Relevant theory to change and implications of change on human resource and strategic approaches.......................................................................................................................................8CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................10REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................11
INTRODUCTIONleading and managing change in organisation is not a common task, mostly it plays bymanagers for change the environment of the organisation. Changes influence both downward andupward. It might be possible that changes in organisation will affect positively or negatively on theorganisation. This report about Toyota company which is changing rapidly with hybrid changes.Toyota is a public company with automotive industry. It is market leader of electric vehicles whichfollows green technology. It was founded in 1937 in Japan. This report will include theory ofwhite-water metaphor and how it considers in Toyota organisation for changes. In white watermetaphor changes are unpredictable and continuous and in calm water metaphor change occursperiodically.MAIN BODY1. White water metaphor’ is apparent in Toyota White water metaphor refers to continuous changes in the organisation and changes areunpredictable. Managing change is continuous process and change is normal process. It also calledrapid metaphor. In it manager has to guide their employees and make changes in the organisation.Changes which is uncertain and in dynamic environment. An organisation don't know about thesechanges that hoe and when it becomes. It requires constant course correction(Palmer, DunfordandAkin, 2016).In white water metaphor no one knows about the changes that when it will come rapidly. Itis just like a boat which survive in the water with fast running water. Changes perform by fastgrowing industry and it effects by any external source and macro environment. Sources likeeconomical, political, legal, technological, environmental. Any organisation can affected by theseall sources and these changes defined as white water metaphor. There is lack of environmentalstability and predicability so managers have to change continuously in other organisation forsecurity and safety(Hillson and Murray-Webster, 2017). Types of change agent-Managers who are internal entrepreneur always ready to make changes and takeresponsibilities of that change.Other one is insiders who are not managers but they are specialist in change because of lots
of experience.Outsiders who are non related to the organisation but they are expert in implementation ofchanges.Change have three categories and they are following-Change in technology- An organisation create Technological changes with an invention orinnovation. Applying the new idea or concept for the product development. Adopt new methods oroperating methods which replace the old methods and ideas. Toyota can change the computerisationand old techniques which used by people for machine making(Mintzberg,2018).Organisational development- For development of the organisation it has to change theinterpersonal skills and quality of work relationship between employees. Toyota can use thischanges to development of organisation.Change in Structure- An organisation can change its structure components and design for changein mind set of the people and employees.Change in people- In white water metaphor an organisation changes rapidly and up to date. Sochanges may be connect with people through their relation, interpersonal skills, attitude, theirbehaviour. People have also changes in their perception and expectations on the workplace.Managerial actions to change-Increase communication between employees for see the change.Managers can educate the people through discussion, training, conferences etc.Built trust and credibility between employees and managers.If people wants to communicate their ideas and thoughts then allow them to participate inthe task.Managers can provide support to the employees with making good relation to them for theircomfort zone.Let's take an example of white water metaphor with case of jio. It came in the market with the beststrategies and opportunities when no one knows about that changes because it was unpredictablechanges. Both people and the many other competitors did not know about this thing that ithappened, they all were in shock how to face market with this competitor because it came throughhigh planning. From the changes in market with is, every company go through their strategy and itcreates effects on the other companies in term of profitability.On the other side Toyota organisation which also has also used white water metaphor by
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