Unit 17 Understanding and Leading Change

Understanding and
Leading Change

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Discuss various organizational examples to highlight impact of change on companies
tactics and operations.............................................................................................................3
Drivers for change in each example and types of organisational change they affected.........1
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................1
P2 Evaluation of the ways in which the internal and external drivers can affect the leadership,
team and individual behaviour...............................................................................................1
P3 Evaluate measures that will help to reduce the negative effect of change........................3
Appropriate theories and models to evaluate organisational response to change..................5
Conclusions and recommendations with valid justifications for planning change effectively5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
P4 Describe different barriers for change and their impact on leadership decision-making..5
Critically evaluate the use of force field analysis in the context of meeting organisational
objectives................................................................................................................................7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P5 Apply different leadership approaches to dealing with change.......................................8
Evaluate effectiveness of leadership approaches and model of change management..........10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Change in the present competitive environment inevitable process as it help the
organisation in becoming highly competitive in the marketplace. Due to the availability of
various factors like newer technology development, liberation of markets, higher level of
international competition and the diverse changing demographic conditions insist an organisation
requires to consider the changes in their business. By adopting the effective changes in the
business a firm can operate their business activities as per the current market trends which will
enables them in attaining higher profitability and recognition in the marketplace. This following
assignment is based on the Sainsbury's which is a second largest chain of supermarkets which
headquarters are situated in UK and London. This file will cover about the how the changes lead
impact on the strategies and operations of different organisations. Also, effect of different
barriers of changes on decision-making of leaders along with the several leadership approaches
will discuss in this report.
TASK 1
P1 Discuss various organizational examples to highlight impact of change on companies tactics
and operations.
Organisational strategies refers to a plan which specify that how the business will operate
their activities in terms to achieve its long term aims and objectives(Alavi and Gill, 2017). It is
essential for an organisation to make effective strategies which will support in carrying all the
operations like production, marketing, inventory management and other significantly. It becomes
more essential when an organisation concern for adopting changes like at present Sainsbury's is
focussing on adopting changes in their methods so in case it is necessary for them to formulate
impressive strategies otherwise it will lead the impact on their existing strategies and operations.
Basis Sainsburys Lidl
Political change Over the years fluctuation in
external market has lead UK to
Political instability has
impacted grocery

face many political instability.
Due to this governing bodies
has to modify their policies
and regulations in United
Kingdom. In order to compete
with this dynamic changes
Sainsburys management has
implemented certain changes
in strategies and operation.
Strategies: Changes occurring
in the external environment
leads in downfall of economic
in UK. Due to which
customers changed their mind
set regarding purchasing of
high quality grocery goods
and services. In the earlier
days company adopted
skimming strategy to sell the
product in supermarket but
now premium pricing strategy
is implemented so as to raise
sales volume in open market
place(Bolton and et. al., 2013).
Operation: Sainsburys
management has executed
certain changes in their day to
day operation activity. The old
machines and tools are replace
with modern plant and
machinery so that labour cost
supermarket to a large extent.
It has directly or indirectly
decreased sales and revenue
ratio. In order to over come
this firm need to modify
strategies and operations in
effective manner. Below are
mentioned changes in
strategies and operation for
productive outcomes as
compare to rivalry.
Strategies: In order to raise
sales in the past days LiDl
used economic pricing tactics
but now they are adopting
high-low pricing strategy in
order to capture huge market
ratio.
Operations: In order to resole
the problem of inventory
control Company is adopting
lean manufacturing. This
leads in cutting down
operation cost that results in
accumulation of huge profit
by timely meeting customers
needs.