Breaking Down Organizational Change

Why do organizations need to change?

• Organizations need to change to sustain and remain competitive
• Publicly traded organizations must change to meet or exceed Wall Street expectations

Who initiates and plans for large scale organizational changes?

• Typically top management - CXOs, Board, SVPs

How is the need for a large scale change typically identified and course of action planned?

• Using highly paid external consultants

Does an organization lack talented resources such that highly paid external consultants have to be brought in?

• Not really. A good leader can do this with help of his/her existing team. It is a matter of creativity and good persuasion skills. 

What incentives does top management have in finding creative ways of solving a problem?

• None. They typically want to rely on so called "tried and tested" approaches

Who is least impacted on a day today basis during change execution?

• Top management - CXOs, Board, SVPs

Who executes the planned change in an organization?

• Middle management and non managerial staff

Who is most impacted by change execution?

• Middle management and Non managerial staff

Who gets laid off as part of change execution?

• Middle management and Non managerial staff

So who changes the least as part of change implementation?

• Top management - CXOs, Board, SVPs

So who is ultimately most resistant to change in an organizational context?

• Wall Street
• Financial Institutions
• Top management - CXOs, Board, SVPs

So who makes up wall street, financial institutions and top management?

• People

So who is most resistant to change in the larger context of an economy?

• People