Change and Innovation

Change and Innovation

Tamara Ellis

HCA 250

September 14, 2014

University of Phoenix

Change and Innovation

Most people do not like adapt to very well. We like to stay in our comfort zones. So when times change and our workplace changes, we are reluctant to change, but we do it. At one point of someone’s career, there will be a change, either it be by technology or structure change, in the end change happens. By the year 2014 to 2015 all medical professionals are to be using medical records (Federal EMR Electronic Medical Records Mandate 2014/2015 Deadline, 2011). So now many companies are finding that it is even more demanding that they have to make these changes, and are finding that many of their employees are fighting this.

Some of the ways that a manager can help change within the office structure is to make the employees feel as if they are a part of the change (Stephen P. Robbins, 2011). By providing team building exercises that can help the employees talk and work together about the change. Another way that managers can help with technology changes is to have technical support staff come in and answer all the questions that may come up. By asking tech support and technologies specialist to explain what they are doing every time that they help with a task (Charly Mercer, 2014). While changing the workplace is easy, the mind-set of the employees may be harder (Charly Mercer, 2014). Making sure that every employee is engaged throughout the transformation can help this not fail.

When it comes to managing change in innovation, the best strategies will be to be to include the employees in on what the changes are. Another would be to get their opinion on the best way to introduce it and to help with feedback (Stephen P. Robbins, 2011). Feedback is always the best way to find out if something is working. Many transformations may fail due to the lack timing (Lee, 2012). The less that the employees know about the change, the more fearful they become....