Understanding and Leading Change

Understanding and
Leading Change

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Comparison between the drivers of change and their impact which affects the
organisational strategy............................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
P2. Evaluation of ways in which internal and external drivers of change affect leadership,
team and individual behaviours..............................................................................................2
P3. Measures which can be taken for minimising negative affect of changes upon
organisational behaviour........................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
P4 Different barriers for change and its influence on leadership decision making................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
P5. Application of different leadership approaches to dealing with change..........................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Understanding and leading change is regarded as the practising area that is affiliated to
execute as well as deal with modification into firm. It is the aspect that is unavoidable, and needs
leaders as well as manager of firm for managing, leading as well as computing the overall
company towards the modification that is abide by dynamic atmosphere of entities (Al-Haddad
and Kotnour, 2015). As per the scenario, the undertaken company for this report is Vodafone. It
is the multinational telecommunication company having headquarters in Berkshire, UK. This
report is categorised into two parts, first one covers the comparing ways where changes effects
organisational strategy and operations with assess of influences which change driver has upon
behaviour of company. Another parts includes determination of how changing barriers influences
decision making of leadership and application of leadership approaches for changing initiatives.
TASK 1
P1. Comparison between the drivers of change and their impact which affects the organisational
strategy
Changes can be executed in several reasons like economic, technological, economical
and many others as well as whole these aspects affects strategy and operation of company
positively and negatively. Moreover, the modification impact organisational functioning and for
instances, efficacious measures are adapted for dealing with the changes. There are several
drivers that affect the system and strategies of firm. These modification are witnessed through
Vodafone and Virgin. Presently, Vodafone is going through a huge changes after their merger
with the company IDEA. In relation to Virgin, is gone through merger of T-mobile and Sprint
(Boost, MetroPCS and Virgin to survive merger with Sprint, T-Mobile executives promise, 2019).
So, all these changes impacts both organisation strategy and operations. The comparison among
both are described underneath:
Changes Vodafone Virgin Mobile
Organisational structure Before merger, the Vodafone
have vertical structure with
many hierarchies for whole
division. However, presently
In context to Virgin Mobile,
they have flexible
organisational structure where
interdepartmental
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respective firm has adopted a
new structure as a part of its
strategy post merger. The
impact of this particular
changes on strategies is that, it
will assists them to formulate
quick decisions. Moreover,
this new structure is horizontal
which have less hierarchies
and simplified structure of
governance (Vodafone
Announces New
Organisational Structure.
2019). This impact positively
on their operations as
appropriate communication as
well as and structure provides
respective firm an ease to work
with market effectively.
communication was
efficacious and whole
department has good control
over operation due to effective
interrelations. In respect of
operations: The Sprint merge
with T- mobile will reduce the
flexibility within structure as
control of organisation will be
exercised by leaders which
will be a negative impact for
firm. Due to similar reason,
these modification have
negative affects on their
strategies. Moreover, they
required to revise same to
ensure a smooth organisational
performance.
TASK 2
P2. Evaluation of ways in which internal and external drivers of change affect leadership, team
and individual behaviours
Change drivers regarded as the forces from outside or inside entities that motivate the
modification. Mainly there are two change drivers external and internal (Alvesson and
Sveningsson, 2015). In organisation like VODAFONE these drivers has affects upon person,
group and organizational behaviour. Both the changes driver and its affects are described
underneath:
Internal change drivers Organisational structure: This is regarded as the one of the prominent changes drivers. It
is so the culture is prevailing into entities is values, ethical structure as well as beliefs into
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