Instituting Change in My Organisation

Topic:

Refer to an incident in your personal or professional life that made you or your team experience significant changes. Explain the whole situation using the Lewin’s change model. Did you experience any resistance towards this change? How did you cope with the situation?

Name: Lim Pei Lin

Student Number: 32825297

Course Title: BUS240 Organisation Development and Human Resources Management

Date of Submission: 7/2/2016

Introduction

"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional" goes a mundane adage by John C Maxwell, a renowned American author. Yes! No matter who you are, the organization you work for, or the type of industry you run - change is an aspect of life that we encounter on daily basis. For any institution to survive and thrive through all political and economic trends, it has to be able to adapt to changes and effortlessly cope with environmental forces. To survive the competitive world, they need to know how to change and adapt quickly otherwise both the organization and the individual risk facing extinction (Kinicki & Williams, 2008). While at the individual level extinction may mean perishing, at the organizational level extinction means inability to prevail in the current economic, political or technological environment. How long and the amount of resources required to institute any change depends on the management’s ability to hasten the change. The management should ensure proper employee motivation and orientation which are the first and most important aspects of adaptability. Of important consideration during the process of alignment is the human resistance to change. In such a scenario, the human resource team will be tasked with providing some counselling to the adamant employees (Ford & Greer, 2006).

Change cannot be avoided regardless of an institution's expectations. Due to the nature of the decision-making organs of any corporation, change in day to day...