Kotters Eight Step Change Management Model
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1Wholesale cultural change may be difficult to implement speedily at Barnacles.......................1Barnacles take planned approach to change................................................................................3Leadership style and business strategy may enable in designing future successful changeinitiatives.....................................................................................................................................7CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTIONChange management is termed as one of the most systematic approach in order to dealwith transition or transformation of goals of organisation, process or technologies (Alvesson andSveningsson, 2015). The main aim of this change management is to implement the strategies forcontrolling and also helping people in such way that they can adapt those modifications easily. Inthe following report, the case study of Barnacle Bay Country House hotel has been taken intoconsideration. This is basically located in Scottish coast in rural setting and remained family runbusiness for over 70 years. Thus, in the following report, difficulties faced by the cited organisation in order toimplement change has been discussed. Further, change management theory has been explainedthat leads in motivating employees to adopt change. In addition to this, leadership style andbusiness strategy has been discussed that has to be adopted for further improvements by Barnaclehotel.Wholesale cultural change may be difficult to implement speedily at Barnacles.Culture change is that term which is used in public policy making that may emphasise theinfluence of cultural capital on individual and also on behaviour of the community (Anderson,2016). Further, it is also known as culture repositioning that basically means reconstruction.Thus, culture of a particular organisation has been embedded deeply in system and becomesmuch difficult to implement particular change. It becomes difficult because of culture oforganisation comprises of an interlocking set of goals, roles, processes, values, communications,practices, attitudes and assumptions. Thus, there are various reasons that cause difficulty toimplement change speedily at Barnacles. This has been discussed as per below context-Lack of Planning- Change in Barnacles is likely to fall apart or may cause number ofproblems instead of benefits if it is not taken into consideration step by step. The citedhotel therefore has to understand in deep manner exactly about what has to be changedand how it can be done so that it may give high level success and benefits. In addition tothis, timeline for particular modification also plays extremely important role. Therefore, itbecomes essential for them to plan for downtime or for difficulties that might occur inorder to complete the regular tasks while any kind of change occurs in organisation.1
Lack of consensus- The decision that is required to implement particular alteration mustbe decided by top level of the particular organisation. Thus, all workers that are involvedin Barnacles Bay country house hotel are required to be on board and also be able to dealwith changes.Employee resistance- this is also one of the most major problem that has been faced byenterprises (Beech and MacIntosh, 2017). This is because they become comfortable withthe way they were working or performing in a particular task. Further, they becomeconfident and work accordingly because they know their roles and responsibilities andalso the expectations that they have to derive. This makes them work in efficient andeffective manner. Therefore, if this change may occur then the employees of Barnacleshotel may disrupt their conservancy and some of them might also become upset. Thismight also affect their confidence level to high extent as they will have to learn newthings and new ways in order to match the modifications. The cited organisation mayadopt training session for employees so that they may adapt such alterations that mayoccur. Employee resistance can be reduce self interest and low tolerance of individual atworkplace. Failing communication- Barnacles if fail to communicate with workers than it mightaffect them by creating fear at hotel. If Barnacles Bay country house hotel desire to adoptany kind of modifications than they will have to communicate in effective manner witheveryone that are involved with that particular organisation. Further, this is the basic rightof every worker to know each and ever news that may be positive or negative. So theymust try to keep them updated regularly with all policies and plans or decisions that aremade in context of hotel towards implementation of plan in terms of change. This willlead them in making them feel that they are part of organisation and business and arevalued and respected. Ineffective communication can happen misinformation andmisunderstanding between employees, because workers are not shared infoinappropriately. Technical changes- It is necessary to change in technology according current trends in theworkplace. Changes in new procedure, methods and equipments are affected on cultureof business. Therefore, Barnacles must have required changing procedure of check in,2
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