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UNDERSTANDING AND LEADINGCHANGE

CONTENTSINTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................4TASK – 1.................................................................................................................................................4PART – A............................................................................................................................................4Different drivers of change using examples and considering similarities and differences in the approaches of the firms.....................................................................................................................4PART – B.............................................................................................................................................6Ways in which drivers of change affect the leadership, team and individual behaviour in Verdant Leisure ..............................................................................................................................................6Measures to minimize negative impact of change on organizational behaviour ..............................7TASK – 2.................................................................................................................................................9Force field analysis ............................................................................................................................9Determining barriers of Change and the ways they influence leadership decision making in Toyota .........................................................................................................................................................11TASK – 3...............................................................................................................................................11CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................................................11REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION Talking about organizations, it is being regarded as highly specialized system andpeople employing within the firms are pessimistic about changes in their workingenvironment because they does not want to be in an unexplored zone. It is quite natural in allhuman beings and each and every people does not want to leave their comfort zone during theprocess of change. However for the firms to sustain and success in the dynamic environment,change is no longer optional for them (Beer and Nohria, 2001). Concerning this, the presentresearch study also aims to understand and lead the change within a medium sized firm“Verdant leisure” which is planning an extensive growth over the next 3 to 5 years. It is aholiday par company in Scotland and North of England. As a part of management team of thefirm, the main task to is analyse the drivers of change and how these changes affects theleadership behaviour within the company. The report will also throw light on the measures torespond to these changes along with effective for barriers change. It will also explain howchange affects leadership decision making in the firm. TASK – 1PART – ADifferent drivers of change using examples and considering similarities and differences in theapproaches of the firmsFocusing towards change management, it is all about moving from one state toanother state. It other words, change management within the fir includes restructuring,promotion of cultural change, re-engineering etc. Leading these changes means implementingnew plan and determining fresh opportunities so as to expand the business and makeenhancement in the existing process of operation with the support of the employees. “Verdantleisure” is a holiday part firm offering holiday options to people as per their budget. The firmis ever growing and want to expand their reach in varied markets (Lewis, 2011). For this,leading change is the main requirement of the firm sustain in the market position and developbusiness planning and process. Following are some of the internal and external drivers ofchange within Verdant Leisure:Capacity of the technology – New discoveries within the area of technology makesthe old one obsolete. Because of this, Verdant Leisure has keep themselves abreastwith the changes in technology. This is very vital element as it helps in shaping theoperations of the business in longer period of time. Considering this change, VerdantLeisure has also surrounded itself with innovative engineers as well as designers in

order to maintain their competitive edge in the market. They always make effort toreinforce the aggression in regards with technological knowledge and ability. This hasimpacted the operations of the firm. They are now able to perform their tasks easilyand quickly. Similarly, Corus group, a steel manufacturer of UK has alsoimplemented change with the technological innovations in the steel industry (TheDriving Forces of Change [Internal & External], 2018). Because of this, theoperational efficiency of the firm increased a lot. They have adopted the alternative ofsteel such as carbon fibre and aluminium in order to streamline their process anddeliver effective products to the customers. Both the firms have changed theirtechnology to sustain competitive position in the market. Employee morale – Confidence level of the employees and their strength is quite vitalfor the firms. The workforce of Verdant Leisure are not committed towards their joband are highly dissatisfied with the working environment than the organization isforced to implement change. Verdant Leisure has introduced various programs andpractices such as employee recognition programs which has boosted the mentalconfidence of the workers. On the other hand, Corus group has dedicated workforcehowever motivation is lacking in the work situations and there was also a sign of poorhealth and safety culture (Watkins and Bernard, 2001). Thus, company hasimplemented various safety measures and regulations to increase motivation amongthe staff members. The similarities in the approaches are that both the approachesaims to motivate the staff members however one focuses on physical surroundings ofthe workers and other one pays attention on mental level of employees. Competition – Because of rising level of globalization, competition has beensharpened a lot. New innovation, technology ideas and processes are main elements ofcompetition. To face competition, each and every firm keeps on changing their way ofcarrying out things. For example, Corus group review their system, processes,techniques and actions regularly to achieve competitive edge in the market. Similarly,Verdant Leisure also implement varied process better than their rivals so that they cansustain as a leader in the market. They have change their pricing policy as per thedemand and achieved an edge over others. Globalization – Interaction between people all around the world is getting closer dayby day and thus, firms are in great need to keep updated with the trends ofglobalization. Pertaining to this, Verdant Leisure has adopted global strategies and hastaken their divisions which are operating at the national level to international level

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