Overcoming Barriers to Change: A Leadership Perspective (Fall 2024)

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UNDERSTANDING
AND LEADING
CHANGE

BARRIERS TO
CHANGE
 After discussing the internal and external
factor that affect the change, let’s discuss
the barriers to change. Barriers can be
defined as the limitations or the blockages
that occur when the management changes.
 These factors are:-
Lack of understanding of the change
Negative employee attitude
Failure in motivation of the employees
Limited resources
Miscommunication
No or less management support

CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHANGE
 Why the barriers are there in an organization? The
answer of this question are the consequences.
There are some consequences by which these
barrier arise. Let’s have a look on the
consequences:
Financial Losses
Declining quality of work
Inefficient use of resources
Poor staff management
Lack of opportunities
Lack of management and employees
Loss in production
Improper staff

HOW THE BARRIER AFFECT THE
DECISION MAKING
 Lack of understanding the change- this is
the barrier which affects the change in
organization management. Sometimes, there
may be a problem the understanding of the
assignment. This can create a confusion about
what the assignment was and how was it done
(Workplacepsychology, 2012).
 Negative attitude of employees- this barrier
occurs when the employee is not serious about
the assignment. Employee is the main lead to
the organization. If the employee will not work
properly, the organization will have to face the
consequences (Workplacepsychology, 2012).

CONTINUED…
 Failure in the motivation of the employees-
if the team leader fails to motivate the
employees, the employees will not be able to
work properly. This will result in the failure of the
project. The organization will have to face the
consequences (Workplacepsychology, 2012).
 Limited resources- To complete a specific
target, an organization should have adequate
amount of resources. If the resources are limited,
leader should plan to work in the limited
resources. If the resources are limited, the
organization will not be able to function properly.

CONTINUED…
 Miscommunication- If the organization is
not able to maintain a smooth
communication with the employees. It will
affect the target. The leaders should be able
to convey messages to the employees
smoothly. They should also look after the
doubts (Workplacepsychology, 2012).
 Less management support- if the
management is not supporting the decision
of the team leaders, the leaders cant do
anything. For the assessment to work, the
organization’s support is must.

APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP
 Leadership approach is defined as the
actions, strategies and plans which are
inherited in order to correct the situation.

REFERENCES
Workplacepsychology, (2012). Implementing
Change And Overcoming Resistance. [Online].
Available at-
https://workplacepsychology.net/2010/02/05/im
plementing-change-and-overcoming-
resistance/ [Accessed on 6th July, 2019].
Iwise, (2019). Leadership Theories, Styles and
Approaches. [online]. Iwise. Available at-
https://www.iwise2.com/leadership-theories-
styles-and-approaches [Accessed on 6th July,
2019].