Proposal Presentation

Resistance Issues

Resistance Issue Description

Resistance Risk (Before)

Mitigation Intervention

Resistance Risk (After)

Mitigation Intervention Rationale

Culture

Lack of effective communication by the managers that leads to resistance to change by employees.

H

The management should end this culture by focusing on open communication systems and effective learning programs among the managers and the workers.

M

Embracing an open communication system will enable employees to share their views and suggestions, making them feel valued, leading to the acceptance to change.

Psychological Learning Threat

Employees fear reversing negative change linked with poor decisions made by the management. They also fear change because of unprecedented outcomes.

H

The management should involve employees in decision-making processes so that they can share their views. They should also educate them on the benefits of change.

Allowing employees to take part in the company decision-making process will make them have no fear to give their views to the management concerning poor decisions.

Organizational Structure

Insights power company may have lack smooth changeover when moving to new levels because employees have some reservations about change

M

The company should outline the benefits of change to their employees. They should also offer training to all their employees and explain to them how successful transitioning is achieved.

L

This mitigation will enable the management to develop create a good relationship with the workers and achieve a smooth changeover from individual learning to organizational learning.

Workforce Commitment

Insight power employees feel that they are essential or valued in the organization. However, they perceive that they are not part of the company, hence resisting change and sharing knowledge.

H

The company can solve this problem by opening a good line of communication with the workers and develop an open-door policy. Additionally, the organization should also motivate them by giving top-performing workers rewards in the presence of their co-workers.

L

Rewarding top-performing employees in the presence of other workers will motivate them to work hard, hence increasing productivity. When the employees are happy, productivity will increase, and production will also reduce.

Dissemination of Knowledge

The learning mechanism that was selected involves the electronic dissemination of knowledge. This can result in different discrepancies in the interpretation and sharing of information.

M

Sharing of knowledge should be disseminated in different facets such as discussions, one-on-one meetings, and emails. This will enable employees to understand the information being disseminated.

M

The rationale behind this mitigation is to enable employees to understand the information being presented and to comprehend the reason behind the change. This will help them to be more confident to share the information with others. This information will be exercised willingly by all employees within the company leading to a successful change.