Select a change event from any organization of your choice. Discuss the process adopted by the organization to accomplish the change and analyse the role of leader during that event.

Personal Leadership Development as a Strategic Manager

Task 1

This task requires reflecting your understanding about the concept of Change and the ways in which it is imperative to the growth of organization.

In a business environment characterized by greater dynamism and more frequent disruptions, companies face a clear imperative: they must transform or fall behind. Yet most transformation efforts are highly complex initiatives that take years to implement. As a result, most fall short of their intended targets—in value, timing, or both. Change can be the foundation of competitive advantage to attain these targets but, to be effective, a change management programme/model must identify areas of potential conflict, address the needs of everyone in the organisation and, crucially, bridge the gap between the aspirations of executives, technical project teams and the people affected by the change. Change initiated in an order and on the basis of certain principals that is change model confirms that desired state is achieved.

Critically discuss the concept of Organizational Change and its process. Choose any one Change model and discuss its potential advantages and drawbacks in current business context.

Task 2

This task requires discussing the practical application of the concepts learned in the module. It will assess the concept clarity about the concepts.

In 1981, British Airways appointed a new chairperson, John King. Early on, it was noticed that the company was extremely inefficient and a lot of valuable resources were being wasted. To help the organisation become more profitable and productive, the chairperson decided to restructure the existing structure of business, decided the most efficient way to follow a change management plan. The organisation soon began to cut down its workforce. However, before this was completed, the chairman – through his change management leadership – provided the business with reasons for restructuring British Airways to help prepare them for the upcoming change. His plan saw him axe 22,000 jobs – including half of the board – replace older planes with modern jets and eliminated unprofitable routes. One of his successors, Martin Broughton, paid tribute to King for the role he played in the transformation. He said: “Lord King transformed the airline from a position of state-owned weakness to one of financial strength and global renown as a pioneer privatised carrier.”

So, through leadership and communication, he managed to direct the business through an incredibly difficult time and turned British Airways into a profitable business. Leaders take into account all the aspects of the organization-culture, processes, management & the employees. A good change leader must be able to identify the need of change and be willing to align the actions of organizations during the change event.

Select a change event from any organization of your choice. Discuss the process adopted by the organization to accomplish the change and analyse the role of leader during that event.

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