Implementing and sustaining long-term organizational change

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The first step is to initiate change, however, sustaining organizational change is a continuous task.

Organizations must comprehend their employees’ expectations as well as the root causes of their resistance.

Seventy percent of corporate restructuring attempts fail or fall well short of their reform objectives.

While most fail in the early stages due to a lack of leadership cohesion, a community that isn’t aligned with the new approach, and a failure to communicate the mission plan, others make substantial progress only to see those gains slip away.

One of the most critical aspects of ensuring that progress toward a common vision continues at the tempo you want is to monitor progress and measure effectiveness.

Most significantly, in order to remain agile, organizations can actively abolish hierarchies and horizontal silos that can grow organically.”

When a company builds trust through open communication and the willingness to encourage team members to access and act on critical information, it creates a genuinely collaborative, communicative atmosphere in which it can lead long-term change.

Here are five basic techniques for implementing and maintaining long-term organizational change:

Before introducing change in an organisation, it is essential to conduct careful assessment.
People are resistant to change, so companies need to make employees feel at ease and turn them into willing participants.
Organizations must ensure that information about imminent change is shared on a regular basis, but that it is tailored to the purpose and context.
The goal of leadership meetings is to get and stay connected, as well as to disseminate knowledge.
Smaller but significant changes must be made possible by the organization.
Absolute clarity about the company’s strategy and the “why” behind the vision.
Continually developing and sharing the company’s vision of where it is now and where it wants to go, as well as the value of everyone’s participation.
Identifying and recognizing small successes as well as major achievements.

The simple truth is that mastering the art of leading change and culture transformation is a must for all twenty-first-century organizations that want to succeed, outperform the competition, and respond to changing market conditions.