Assignment: Week 18

How can using the Change Kaleidoscope and Force- Field analysis help an organization to deliver its intended strategy?

Change kaleidoscope developed by Hope Hailey and Balogun is more of a model than a method that is primarily used as a mechanism for dealing with planned changes in organizations. Kaleidoscope helps to recognize the complexity of change and its sensitivity towards the change.

There are eight contextual features that either enable or restrain changes, which are as follows:

Time: Includes the time factor in decision making process, whether the changes are urgent or not?

Scope: The range of areas affected by the decision.

Preservation: Key ingredients required to be protected or maintained during the changing process.

Diversity: The attitudes, norms and values of the stakeholders towards the new change are monitored.

Capability: The managerial and personal ability of the organization to implement change.

Capacity: The capability of the organization to invest people, time and cash in the proposed change plan.

Readiness for change: The employees’ attitude towards the change.  How much are they willing to adapt against change.

Power: What is the source of power within the organization to implement change?

Force Field Analysis: It is a technique used for decision making process which helps the organization to identify all the aspects that are for or against changes and helps to convey the reasons behind change. The force Field Analysis helps the organization to decide on whether to go with the change and to further strengthening the forces aiding changes and weakening those against changes.

References:

Kaplan Financial Knowledge Bank. Managing Strategic Change [Online] Available at : http://kfknowledgebank.kaplan.co.uk/KFKB/Wiki%20Pages/Managing%20strategic%20change.aspx, [Accessed on 26^th Nov, 2013]

ProWork Project [Online] Available at: http://www.proworkproject.com/prowork/change-kaleidoscope.html[Accessed on 26th November 2013]