Transformational leadership theory is all about leadership that creates positive change in the followers whereby they take care of each other’s interests and act in the interests of the group as a whole. James MacGregor Burns first brought the concept of transformational leadership to prominence in his book Leadership [1978]: “Essentially the leader’s task is [...]
What is change? Is it a fact of life to be welcomed – or something that occurs from time to time and disturbs our equanimity and is to be resisted? When we regard life as fixed and static – we tend to think of it in terms of MY life, MY job, MY business, and [...]
So what is change management? The traditional project approach to change management – sees it as a set of tasks which if executed successfully get a result. In other words the typical process led approach which has failed so consistently and so spectacularly over the last 20 years! There are 3 main reasons for the [...]
William Bridges focuses on transitions and the psychological changes that lie behind behind significant organisational change. Situational changes are not as difficult for companies to make as the psychological transitions of the people impacted by the change In the best-selling “Managing Transitions” Bridges provides a clear understanding of what change does to employees and what [...]
A review of the history and literature of strategies for managing change shows these 9 reasons for programme failure: (1) Lack of board level support – The change programme is holed below the waterline if it doesn’t have the support of directors and senior management – and is seen to have their support. (2) “Here’s [...]