Week 5 Discussion Change Management Lessons Learned

Week 5 Discussion – “Change Management – Lessons Learned”

Please response to one of the following:

Read the article entitled “Leadership Excellence: Communicate Your Vision”. Next, assess the consequences of leaders not being able to communicate their change vision. Discuss the outcomes of a change management plan with an under-communicated vision of change. Develop a strategy for avoiding under-communicating the change vision.

Under-communication can be the largest cause for resistance to change when it comes to making a change. Supervisors, managers, and the chain of command should take proactive approach to ensure that change plans are effectively communicated to all levels of the company, from the top level of management all the way down to the lowest level of employee. The consequences include a failure to change, loss of employees due to lack of communication, and decreased morale within a company. The outcomes of a change management plan with an under-communicated vision of change could include the same as the consequences previously listed, as well as an overall failure of the company as a whole due to the inability to change. The strategy I would propose to avoid under communication of a change vision includes keeping an open line of communication before, during and after a change. Employees will be less resistant if they feel they are part of the change and this could increase company morale as well. Keeping open communication before prepares employees for the changes that are about to take place, which has shown that employees are more willing to embrace the change instead of resist. During the change, employees should know what is going on, how the change is going and if there are any hiccups that may have taken place. The change will not just finish and be done, the after effects of the change are also very important as the company will continue to change as a whole. Each employee plays a pivotal part in making a change within a company successful.