Understanding and Leading Change

Understanding and Leading
Change

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................3
LO1..............................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Compare different organizational examples where there has been an impact of change on an
organization’s strategy and operations...................................................................................................3
LO2..............................................................................................................................................................5
P2 Internal and External drivers of change affect leadership, team and individual behavior within an
organization.............................................................................................................................................5
P3 Evaluate measures that can be taken to minimize negative impacts of change on organizational
behavior...................................................................................................................................................7
LO3............................................................................................................................................................10
P4 Explain different barriers for change and determine and how influence leadership decision –
making...................................................................................................................................................10
LO4............................................................................................................................................................11
P5 Different leadership approaches to dealing with change in a range of organizational context........11
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Understanding and leading change refers to a preparation for the group of peoples to meet
the problems that was generating at the time of implementing and initiating the change within the
organization. At the time of implementing change employees analyze the change processes and
the political, psychological and companies problems that face and generate at the time of
adopting change within the organization. Organization change defines an activity of declining,
Growth and transformation within the firm. The project considers the two firms first is Rent-A-
Car and second is The Jessop Group Limited in which manager can think to adopts change. This
report is based on the change impact on a company strategy and their operations. After that
analyzing the drivers of change in an internal and external way that affects the leadership, team
and individual performance and behavior. Therefore, this project report also studied the barriers
to change that influence leadership and decision –making. At last apply a leadership approaches
to take an initiative to apply a change. This would help in enhancing the profits and sales in the
company(Espedal, 2017).
LO1
P1 Compare different organizational examples where there has been an impact of change on an
organization’s strategy and operations
Drivers to change
It refers to internal and external pressures that encourage and shape to implement the
change in the organization. And this is important at this time to adopts the change by using these
two medium that was present in the business nature. It is essential for the rent-a car company to
indentify the change that encourages the decision making and strategies and longer sustainability
in the competitive market. These drivers of change generate a large impact on the overall
operations, functions and activities of the enterprise(Nelson‐Brantley and Ford, 2017).
Case studies
 Rent- A – Car - It is one of the leading company that was proposed by the Jack Taylor
since, 1957. In today’s business environment change is very important as to stay in the

market with the customer satisfaction. To meet the market demands they always stay in
the heart of their customers as long life.
 Jessop Group Limited - It is based on UK ‘s premier photographic retailer operating
firm that was developed by Jessops since 1935. As per the demand of today’s global
business environment adopting a changes is very essential to stay in the competitive
market and earns a higher revenues and growth in the business.
Drivers for change in an organization
 Customers- It is the first driver for change, in this implement and adopts change as per
the need and demand of the user(Coghlan and Shani, 2015). An organization can
develop new and innovative products to for the peoples. In Both the companies Rent-A-
Car and Jessop Group both need to adopts change according to the satisfaction of the
customers to sustain in the market.
 Competitors - They are the most prominent term to adopts and implement the change in
the enterprise. In Rent-A-Car and Jessops to increase the sustainability and customer
loyalty it is very necessary to beat the competitors in the present market. For this
managers of both the company can bring the change in their strategies to stay in the
competition for long period.
 Technology – In today’s business environment uses and adoption of advanced and new
technology is very essential. For attracting and retaining the customers and for longer
survival of firm like Rent-A-Car and Jessops it is significant to change their operating
and production functions in the organization.
 Globalization – It refers to a combination and interaction among peoples, enterprises and
the government all over the world. In both the companies like Rent-A-Car and Jessop
Group, it opens the doors to earns more revenues and attract large number of customers
for this they need to amend the change approach for stay in the global market(Mackey
and et. al., 2015).