Understanding and Leading Change

UNDERSTANDING AND
LEADING CHANGE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO1..................................................................................................................................................1
P1 Comparison between the Organisation and impact on the change.......................................1
LO2..................................................................................................................................................3
P2 Evaluation of internal and external drivers of change that effect the leadership an
individual behaviour....................................................................................................................3
P3 measure that taken to minimize the negative impact of change............................................4
LO3..................................................................................................................................................5
P4 Barriers of change and their influence on leadership decision making.................................5
LO4..................................................................................................................................................7
P5 Different Leadership approaches for with the change ..........................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Change Management is the process which is used by the organization to prepare about
the making the changes in the organisation using the approaches. It is used for make the
organisation better and improve the individuals, teams in the organisation. Unilever is a British
and Dutch based company. Its have headquarters in London, UK and Rotterdam Netherlands.
Company founded in 1929 and founder was the William lever and James Darcy lever. The firm
dealing in the customer goods like beauty products, personal care products etc. Unilever owns
the around the 400 brand and they serving the product all around the world. It has around
155,000 employees with operating income of 9.808 Billions pound. This report includes the
leading and understanding changes. This study will also state the ways in which internal and
external forces of change affects the leadership as well as the measures are taken to minimize the
destructive impact of modification on organizational structure. It will include the difference
between the different drivers of the change with the help of example and also include the type of
changes that will impact on the structure of organisation. It will also explain the different kinds
of barriers of change and its influence as well as the approaches to deal with the changes(Al
Barwani, Flores and Imig, 2018).
LO1
P1 Comparison between the Organisation and impact on the change.
Every organisation follows the same strategies which makes the impact on the
organisation. There is the comparison between the Unilever and Marks and Spencer.
Basis Unilever Marks and Spencer
Organization structure
change
If Unilever is engaged in
changing their organizational
structure they must be involved
in providing training to
employees which help them to
learn a new thing for the
employee and help the
organisation to increase the
working potential of the
Marks and Spencer is engaged in
providing the training to the
employee in the managing by the
trainer Which help them to increase
the working potential of the
employee that help the organisation
in the product of the product. This
supports them in easily
implementing the change.
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employees and also increase the
knowledge of the employee.
Organization culture
change
For better organization culture
Unilever provide the flexible
working hours to the employee
which mean the employee select
the time of working according to
their own way. This impact of
the company and help then to
retain the employee and also
provide the good working
environment for the
employees(Diaz-
Rainey,Robertson, and Wilson,
2017).
Marks and Spencer not provide any
kind of flexibility to the employee in
the working hours. It will impact
negative on the company and
employee were frustrated from the
work. This cause the organisation as
the loss of the employees.
Leadership Company apply the democratic
leadership which mean that the
every employee has the right to
speaks and if they facing any
problem then they can tell to the
Administration of the
organisation.
Marks and Spencer not using this
kind of leadership for the employee.
It means the employee of the
company have no rights to speaks to
high department. They have to
complete the given task in the giving
time. This create the negative impact
on the employees mind.
Culture Structure In the Unilever company it
provides the good culture
structure. They provide the
works for the same work for the
different culture and skill
employee which increase the
efficiency of the employee.
Marks and Spencer provide the
hierarchical culture structure which
mean that the head of department
decide the work for the employee
and they have done the work in the
deadline(Dudar,, Scott, and Scott,
2017).
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