By Drew Stevens, Ph.D.
Thousands of books and articles are written each year on leadership and organizational management but not many on change. There is a torrent of content and research, process visuals statistics, however what is required is understanding people. The irony is that study needs to focus on change with a more candid look at how to alter behavior. Change is simple as long as one knows where and how to look.
Change happens everyday. The workplace is riddled with new policies and procedures and even new employees that create barriers. When traditional barriers are altered, those creating them are considered change agents. More importantly, change is mainstream for organization due to globalization and technological change. Practices of three to five years ago are no longer relevant and in order to remain competitive change is required. Moreover, as the United States begins a “Pre-Boom Economy” stemming from financial volatility the increase in merger and acquisition creates voluminous changes in organization.
(more…)
