What it takes to be a Change-ready Organisation

A change-ready organisation is committed to continually building its competency to respond as needed to a complex and ever-changing environment. Whether you work in the public or private sector, you can be sure that your organisation now faces a much more complex environment than it has in the past. Community expectations of the public sector have changed markedly. Recipients of government services are now considered clients and demand quality service. At the same time, public sector agencies are under increasing pressure to be more efficient. They are adopting commercial management practices to satisfy both of these new demands. The private sector also has a tougher environment: It is now more highly regulated. Companies are expected to be "good corporate citizens" as well as make profits. Industry restructuring has forced many firms to compete more effectively. Shareholders and Directors of public companies frequently demand the right to intervene in management decisions and good employees want opportunities and interesting work as well as a secure job. Change-ready and high performing organisations recognise that, in these complex environments, stakeholders and customers have conflicting needs that cannot all be satisfied all the time. They do, however, manage to identify those stakeholder needs that are, or will become, critical to their success. They then design strategies for ensuring ongoing satisfaction of these needs. Most importantly, these strategies recognise, and build on, their organisation’s existing values and competencies. Finally, change-ready organisations accept responsibility for developing the competency of their managers to implement these strategies. Change Management Tips that will improve the Performance of Your Organisation Why the Change Programs work in some Organisations and not others How to Make your Organisation Change-ready For further assistance visit the Change & Perform website or contact the Principal, Kerry Feldman