Change Management Strategies: Verdant Leisure Leadership Report

This report delves into the realm of change management, specifically examining the leadership approaches adopted by Verdant Leisure to navigate organizational shifts. It explores various change management models and theories, with a particular emphasis on the application of situational leadership theory and Kotter's 8-step model. The report analyzes how Verdant Leisure's leaders utilize directive, coaching, delegating, and supportive leadership styles to guide employees through changes stemming from the company's internationalization. Furthermore, it outlines the practical implementation of Kotter's 8-step model, highlighting its role in preparing for and accepting change within the organization. The report concludes by emphasizing the effectiveness of these models and theories in achieving change management objectives within the firm. The report includes references to support the analysis.

Understanding and Leading
Change
Task – 3

Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Change management
• Leadership approach to deal with change
• Model of change (Kotter’s 8 step model)
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
The current presentation will throw light on varied leadership approaches
being adopted by managers and leaders of verdant Leisure in order to deal
with the change in range of organizational text. In this regards, varied
change management models and theories will be explored in this task.

Change management
• In order to deal with the change, the managers and leaders of Verdant
Leisure can adopt varied approach, theories and models (Grant, 2005)
• These models will support them in managing the changes taking place
within the organization because of extensive growth more effectively and
efficiently.

Leadership approach to deal with change
One important theory that can be adopted for leading change in Verdant
Leisure Company is Situational leadership theory.
It is being developed by Hershey and Blanchard.

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This theory has observed two important types of behavior such as:
• Directive – Telling people what to do and what not to do
• Supportive – Listening to people and offering them to support
All leadership styles are being combined with four behavioral types with
high and low scores so as to offer the leaders to have choices while dealing
with the situations and to determine their personal preferences:

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• Directing – Leader defines the roles of individual
• Coaching – Leader offers information and direction (Situational
Leadership Model (SLM), 2018)
• Delegating – Whole responsibilities are delegated to individuals
• Supportive – He works with the team and individual takes the decisions

Application of the model
• The leaders of the Verdant Leisure follows directive style where each and
every employee are offered direction how to process in the changing
conditions being emerging from the internationalization of the firm.
• Further the leaders fall under the S2 quadrant where leaders are highly
supportive and directive. In addition to this, they are adopting coaching
behavior wherein employees are offered complete support by the
management.

Model of change (Kotter’s 8 step model)
• It is developed by John Kotter so as to examine the conditions of change
and its implementation effectively.
• It includes 8 steps in the process to manage change (Pendleton and
Furnham, 2012)
• Focus is made on preparing and accepting the change
• However, it is a time consuming process as well.

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For managing change, it is vital to involve people in the change process
• Vision should be developed
• Removing barriers in system and structure which poses threats in
attaining the vision
• Verdant Leisure follows divisional structure so that responsibilities and
roles are allocated to staff members effectively (8-step process, 2018)
• They also set short term goals to achieve success without any pressure
• The company also Motivate their employee to never give up irrespective
of the tough things they may seem