FY027 Module Report: Barriers to Change at Select Fashion Chain

This report provides an in-depth analysis of Select Fashion Chain, a high-street fashion company facing challenges related to rent payments and market competition. It explores the application of Force Field Analysis to understand factors influencing change within the organization. The report identifies key barriers to change, including lack of employee involvement and unclear market conditions, and examines their impact on decision-making and leadership styles. It further delves into leadership approaches to change initiatives, focusing on the use of situational leadership and its advantages. The report discusses different change models, including Kotter's and Lewin's models, outlining their stages and application within the company. The conclusion highlights the crucial role of change in business operations, emphasizing the importance of internal analysis, such as SWOT analysis, and the application of various models to manage change effectively. The report aims to provide insights into how to minimize the negative impacts of change and maximize profits through effective change management strategies.

TASK 3
Barriers to change and influence leadership and decision-making
Introduction
The following discussion is carried out on Select Fashion Chain. It a company dealing in
high street fashion. The given company has problems which are relating to payments of its rent.
Company is facing problem in market due to a number of competitors as well. Due to these
problems company brought a change in its structure in which entrepreneur bought out his part.
Company is arranging for a process called company voluntary arrangements (CVA) in order to
negotiate its rent up to 75%.
Force Field Analysis
Force field analysis is described as a process which is perceived by management of
company in adopting change technique in appropriate manner (McCrea, 2015). In addition to
this, the manager of company focuses on factor which influence the social condition in order to
accomplishing goal and objective of business organisation. The external factor helps the
company in taking a move towards achieve objective of company as well as imposes limitation
to take move to accomplish goal within given period of time. In context of Select fashion chain,
it is one of the well reputed fashion company which is located in UK. They provide wide variety
of products and services such as footwear, clothes as well as accessories and many more. In
addition to this, the manager of this company focuses on considering those elements which affect
the social situation for achieving objective within given period of time. This analysis helps the
company in taking an effective decision towards the future growth and development of company.
It helps in identifying the factors which affect the social situation at marketplace. Manager
adopts this technique in order to assess the need and requirement of consumer in an effective
manner in order to satisfy them.
Barrier of Change
Barrier to change is one of the most common factors which occur within business
organisation. These changes are not easily accepted by the employees of company. There are
numerous barriers to change in relation to Select Fashion chain which is going to be mentioned
below:

Lack of Employees Involvement: It is one of the factors which imposes negative impact on the
performance of business organisation. The employees do not show their participation in
accepting changes which occur within company (Greasley, 2017). In relation to Select Fashion
chain, the change which is not accepted by the employees is a basic barrier to change
organisation.
Unknown current state: Sometime, the manager of Select fashion chain does not make
effective strategies to identify the current condition of the market, then it is not easy to
implement change in the company. Therefore, it is considered as a barrier to change for
company.
Effect on decision making
 If the manager does not make effective strategy, policies and procedure to identify the
changes that take place within market than it is not possible for them to take effective
decision which is beneficial for Select fashion chain company.
 Sometime, the management of company do not show confidence on implementing the
changes thus it creates a barrier in change and effect the decision in adverse manner.
Effect on Leadership style:
 Herein, the leader must have the quality to communicate with its employees regarding
changes which arise within business organisation. Otherwise, barrier to change imposes
negative impact on performance of employees working within business organisation.
It is not easy for leader to bring individual together for implementing changes within company.
In context of Select fashion chain, it is not easy for leader to convince the staff member to accept
the changes which is beneficial for company. These are the most common barrier to change for
management of company (Tirmizi, and Vogelsang, 2016).
TASK 4
Leadership approaches to change initiative
Appropriate Situational Leadership style advantages and Disadvantages
Leadership is important in every organisation because it helps in achieving the goals and
objectives in proper manner. In context to Select's, they use leadership so that task
assigned to each and every individual are completed within a period of time. There are

various types of leadership styles which are used by the firm such as situational,
directive, achievement oriented and participative. It depends upon the leaders or mangers
of the company to adopt which types of style. In relation with Select's, leader of the
enterprise uses situational leadership style within the organisation.
Situational leadership is one in which style is adjusted by the leader to maintain
the stability in the team and to achieve goals and objectives by influencing other or
members of the team. For example- Select's has been in a difficult situation and company
is selling its business so, many companies have targeted the firms and big competitors
like Primark and Boo Hoo has been affecting the business of Select's. So, manager of the
firm selected the situational leadership in order to accept the change in the market.
Another, form of leadership styles is participative leadership style in which
leaders in the firm involves everyone in decision making and this leads to high
motivation as well as morel of personnel. In relation with Select’s, manager of the
enterprise makes effective decisions by involving every individual in the firm.
When change is new and it just have been initiated by the firm new strategies as well as
tactics are used to overcome challenges and threats. There are different types of change
such as operational change, reactive change, directional change etc. Depending upon the
need and requirement change is adopted. In relation with Select's, they use various types
of change theories and models such as Kotter’s and Lewin change model.
Kotters Change Model
This model was introduced by John Kotter’s, and according to this change is necessary
and it leads to success for longer period of time. This involves 8 steps which are
mentioned below-
• Sense of urgency- In business various activities, functions and operations are involved
and where the change is needed is to be identified in appropriate manner. In relation with
Select, marketing team of the firm make ensure that of there is need of change than it is
to be done.
• Guiding Coalition- This states that when change is adopted it is responsibility of the

firm to convince or influence other also to accept the change.
• Vision for change- When going with change in the firm firstly vision and mission of
using the change is to be clear then only enterprise will be able to achieve objective in
appropriate manner.
Communicate- After vision has been known, importance of that idea and thoughts are to be
communicated properly so that outcomes come positive (Archibald and Archibald, 2016).
• Remove obstacles- When change occurs there are ample number of obstacles or hurdles
which affect the process so awareness and preventive measures are to be taken.
• Short term Wins- After adopting the change, there should be a small achievement about
that change so the employees in the firm get motivated.
• Improvement in change – When achievement of the change got celebrated it often
happen that overconfidence arises. So, to be prepare for future activities or events firm
should analyse where the improvement is needed to achieve higher growth.
• Anchor the change- After examining the effect of change in the firm, HR manager of the
company ensures that need of change is adopted in effective manner when needed.
Lewin Change Model
According to this, there are different types of change behaviour which are to be analysed
by firm in proper manner. This model includes three stages which are mentioned below-
• Unfreezing- In organisation it is important to analyse the need of change and when it is
done it includes removing of old techniques, methods etc.
• Change- After unfreeze, it is essential for firm to adopt it in proper way and to accept the
new methodology and procedures.
• Refreeze- Further comes the refreeze stage in which entities make ensure that change is
being adopted in appropriate manner within the firm.
CONCLUSION
The following report concludes that changes in business operations and functioning are
crucial. It has an effect on organisational structure, strategies, processes, behaviour a so on.in

order to do an internal analysis SWOT analysis is done for both the chosen companies. A
number of other models are also applied in this report in order to understand drivers of changes,
effects of changes on leadership and behaviour. Various ways to minimise impact of changes in
functioning of organisation is also mentioned. At the end report discussed various ways to
manage change and attain maximum profits out of it.