Unexpected or unplanned change?
Usually organizational change deals with planned change. But change management can also involve unexpected change. This article discusses what can happen when the owner of a Mittelstand company gets sick, is injured, or even dies: ‘Notfallplan – Wenn der Chef ausfällt’ :: Management Impulse
Organizations should have contingency plans in place, so that an unexpected change is not an unplanned change. It’s far easier to have successful change management with a planned change. All companies should plan for the unexpected, so that an unexpected change is actually a planned change.
Organizational Change Management and Individuals
Interesting article here in the Financial Times about how individuals work through changes in their lives. According to Prof. Herminia Ibarra, people who are seeking to reinvent themselves should not spend too much time in analysis:
“The key message is to ditch reflection and self-analysis in favour of action. Different facets of our personality mean we have a number of “possible selves”, but Prof Ibarra argues that successful change stems from testing these possibilities, in small steps, meeting new contacts who can guide a transition, and following opportunities as they appear.”
This advice is helpful for people who are facing change in their organization and are wondering how to cope with it.
