Management of Change

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Management of Change
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Executive Summary
The aim of this report is to focus on the case of Lakeland Wonders that is going through a critical
stage with a new CEO Mr. Cheryl. The CEO is implementing strategies of change in the
organization which are hardly being supported by the members of the organization. The report
analyzes the reason behind the change in the organization and what are the activities that needs
to be done for an effective outcome. The analysis of Cheryl as a change leader is also done along
with the management techniques. The various existing change literatures are outlined in the
report and linked with the change the CEO of Lakeland Wonders is proposing.

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Table of Contents
1.Introduction...................................................................................................................................3
2. Discussion....................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Key Concepts/ relevant change theories............................................................................3
Lewin’s Force Field Change Theory........................................................................................4
The Evolutionary Change.........................................................................................................4
The Revolutionary Change.......................................................................................................5
Managing Change.....................................................................................................................5
The psychological concern of Change Theory.........................................................................5
2.2 Organizational Change program of Lakeland....................................................................6
Type of change Cheryl Pursued...............................................................................................7
Analysis of the change.............................................................................................................7
Cultural Analysis......................................................................................................................8
Stakeholder Analysis................................................................................................................9
Leadership and Change Agent Analysis..................................................................................9
Recommendation...........................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10

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1.Introduction
The change management is required in every organization because it is the most
important aspect of dealing with the organizational change. The change is mandatory in every
organization because it facilitates business growth, development and increases the ultimate
productivity of the organization. The main purpose off the change management is to
implementing suitable strategies for effectively controlling the organization and controlling the
change (Al-Haddad & Kotnour, 2015). These kind of strategies help an organization to sustain
the change and heightens its ability to adopt the change.
In order to be effective, the change management must consider the adjustments and
replacements of the impacts that might fall on the organization while exercising the change.
There must be a process of planning and communication for managing the change. The present
report will focus on the case of Lakeland Wonders that is going through a critical stage with a
new CEO Mr. Cheryl. The CEO is implementing strategies of change in the organization which
are hardly being supported by the members of the organization. The report will analyze the
reason behind the change in the organization and what are the activities that needs to be done for
an effective outcome. The analysis of Cheryl as a change leader will also be done along with the
management techniques. The various existing change literatures will be outlined in the report and
will be linked with the change the CEO of Lakeland Wonders is proposing.
2. Discussion
2.1 Key Concepts/ relevant change theories
It must be noted that an organization might have various reasons for change and there can
also such situation come where the organization is left with no such option but to change for