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10 Commandments Of Present Day Manufacturing Companies
Key production units small.
Keep corporate overhead low.
Keep productivity high.
Keep production flexible.
Remain market driven.
Customize products.
Strive for margins, not volume.
Stress customer service.
Recruit from the New America.
Recruit a CEO with nonmanufacturing experience.
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What Does The Acronym Grass Stand For ?
GRASS:
Guilt.
Resentment.
Anxiety.
Self-absorption.
Stress.
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What Does It Suggest ?
GRASS suggest:
Help such people to see that not managing transition is really a short cut that costs much more than it saves.
Help others to understand is that there are well-tested, effective ways to avoid these difficulties.
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The Formula For Transition
Change + Human being = Transitions
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Managing Transitions Chapters 4 & 5
By:
Hawazin Dulaimi
Abdulaziz Alyaqoub
Chapter Four: The Neutral Zone
The neutral zone is the time that occurs after the change has been announced, but before the new process (change) is fully functioning as it should.
Neither the old way or the new way are working correctly. The old way has been changed and the new way isn’t yet fully implemented.
Chapter Four: The Neutral Zone
While in the neutral zone employees experience:
High anxiety
Low motivation
Less productivity
More absenteeism
Feelings of being overloaded
Mixed signals leading to confusion and miscommunication
Poor teamwork
Chapter Four: The Neutral Zone
While in the neutral zone, organizations experience:
Previous weaknesses reappear
More vulnerable to attack from outside organizations
Chapter Four: The Neutral Zone
Managers/Company leaders should assist employees through this phase by doing the following:
Create temporary procedures that keep all on the same page
Provide training that addresses the needs of the neutral zone
Show employees they are valued
Create opportunities for brainstorming sessions involving employees to develop solutions to specific issues that arise during this phase
Create Transition Monitoring Teams to facilitate accurate communication
Be open to new ways of doing things
Chapter Five: The Beginning
The beginning comes after the neutral zone. It is the start of the new process/procedure.
The transition is not yet complete and the changes are just being started. They may not be working fully and will need refinement.
Chapter Five: The Beginning
While in the neutral zone employees experience:
High anxiety
Realization that the old ways are gone and that they have to conform to the new way
Nervousness
Many liked the slower pace of the neutral zone and are resistant to enter the beginning phase
Chapter Five: The Beginning
Managers/Company leaders should assist employees through this phase by doing the following:
Understanding that not all employees are in the same phase of the transition process.
Understanding the transition process
Explaining the purpose and logic of the transition
Keep employees focused on the final outcome
Develop a step by step plan to help employees transition
Give all employees a task to contribute to the transition
Chapter Five: The Beginning
To make transitions successful, leaders need to:
Be consistent
Ensure quick success
Symbolize the new identity
Celebrate the success
Works Cited
Bridges, William. Managing Transitions. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Perseus Books 2009. Print.
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Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change Chapter 6: Transition, Development, and Renewal
Cory Kemp
Saad Al-Kuwari
Seven Stages of Organizational Life
4. Making It
5. Becoming an Institution
1. Dreaming the Dream
2. Launching the Venture
3. Getting Organized
6. Closing In
7. Dying
5 Laws of Organizational Developement
First Law
Those who were most at home with the necessary activities and arrangements of one phase are the ones who are the most likely to experience the subsequent phase as a severe personal attack
5 Laws of Organizational Developement
Second Law
The successful outcome of any phase of organizational development triggers its demise by creating challenges that it is not equipped to handle
5 Laws of Organizational Developement
Third Law
In any significant transition, the thing that the organization needs to let go of is the very thing that got it this far
5 Laws of Organizational Developement
Fourth Law
Whenever there is a painful, troubled time in the organization, a developmental transition is probably going on
5 Laws of Organizational Developement
Fifth Law
During the first half of the life cycle – through the Making-It stage – not to make a transition when the time is ripe for one to occur will cause a developmental “retardation” in the organization
Organization Renewal
6(a). Path of Renewal
7(a). Beginning Anew
4. Making It
5. Becoming an Institution
1. Dreaming the Dream
2. Launching the Venture
3. Getting Organized
6(b). Closing In
7(b). Dying
Organization Renewal
1. Redreaming the Dream
2. Recapturing the Venture Spirit
3. Getting Reorganized
Choosing the Path of Renewal
3 Questions
1. What is it time for us to let go of?
2. How will we spend our time in the neutral zone?
3. What is this new beginning going to require of us and of others in the organization?
Key Points Summary
Seven stages of organizational life cycle
Organization renewal
5 laws of organizational development
3 Questions to ask when choosing renewal
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MANAGING TRANSITIONS
Sara Mohamed
Naif Alyazeedy
What is the different between change and transition?
Change: is situational
Transition: is psychological
when change happens without a transition it is just rearrangement of the chairs.
How to manage transition?
The three phases of transition.
Briefly explain the three phases of transitions?
First Step
1- Letting go of the old ways and the old identity people had. This first phase of transition is an ending, and the time when you need to help people to deal with their losses. to deal successfully with transition, you need to understand what change in their existing behavior and attitude people will have to make.
Second Step
2-Natural Zone: going through in between time when the old is gone but the new it is not fully operational. The time between the end of old ways and the beginning of the new ones is dangerous period.
Third step
3-The new beginning: when people develop the new identity, experience, the new energy, and discover the new sense of purpose that make the change begin to work.
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MGMT 4350
Leading Organizational Change
STEP 5 EMPOWER ACTION
Moayad Alhodaithy – Elizabeth Colleen
6/25/2014
introduction
Empower Action
Empowerment is all about removing the barriers.
People with vision often face barriers during their course of employment.
Empowerment action means taking a pessimistic individual and turning them into a optimistic leader.
There are a number of barriers that face these persons.
BARRIERs
1. THE BOSS BARRIER
Immediate manager, supervisor, director or the executive is sometimes the biggest barrier for vision.
The bosses tend to shut down everyone who proposes an idea.
The unintelligent ways of handling this issue include;
a). Ignore the issue
b). Short training course
c). Try to fire, demote or transfer.
There are other ways of getting rid of the boss barrier.
ways of getting rid of the boss barrier.
Retooling of the boss
The experience of changing a job can be really powerful.
The leaders have a number of condescending and pessimistic ideas of the other people lower in management.
There are a number of steps that can be followed in the re-tooling process.
StEeps of re-tooling a boss
Step one: Seeing
In a new temporary job and system, an individual sees many different problems.
Step two: Feeling
Due to being in a new job, the feeling of fear is seen which turns to surprise and shock.
Step three: Changing
Individual starts to identify and solve the issues. His fear and anger starts to reduce and he is able to change. When he goes back to his old job, there is a significant change.
Barrier
2. The ‘System’ barrier.
The system is another common source of disempowerment.
The system was once in reference to bureaucracy.
Bureaucracy is still a major problem in the public sector.
The evaluation and rewards system is most significant issue in relation to the ‘system.’
World-wide competition
The lack of sufficient economic rewards makes this a very powerful barrier.
Bonuses and raises also do not make a significant impact or motivation.
World-wide competition has a number of differences
a). Evaluation is not done by a single boss.
b).proof of performance is not supplied only by reports.
Although competitions can be manipulations, sincerity is always crucial.
Barriers
3- Barriers in the mind
This is the greatest disempowering barrier of all.
People tend to internalize the concept and idea that they are not capable of achievements.
This is based on failed attempts.
Rule one: never underestimate the power of the mind to acts of disempowering.
Rule two: never underestimate the power of other clever people to help others see the possibilities.
barriers
4-Information barriers:
Information is a source of power.
Lack of information is disempowering.
Feedback on our actions is one of the biggest source of information.
Feedbacks may feel subjective and biased as they come from other persons.
The use of visual-mechanisms (e.g. Cameras) to help people get their own feedback is one of the ways of getting rid of the information barriers.
Not doing everything at once
People empower others when they understand the idea.
Courage and self-confidence enables the empowerment of others.
People however tend to face a different number of barriers at the same time. This could be a boss problem, a reward system problem, information system problem e.t.c
The solution: Do not try to do everything at once.
QUESTIONS
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By: Abdulrahman Almunazel and Hibba Sassi
Step 6 Create short-term wins
While some people are enthusiastic about new projects and concepts, others can be pessimistic about it without seeing any short-term results
When making efforts to change it is important to have sufficient wins that are visible.
As indicated in the text, one group who had good projects going but no “wins” were falling behind a group who only had a few projects, but a successful website to show for it
Important points
These short-term wins are essential, serving four important purposes:
1. Wins provide feedback to change leaders about the validity of their visions and strategies
2. Wins give those working hard to achieve a vision a pat on the back, an emotional uplift
3. Wins build faith in the effort, attracting those who are not yet actively helping
4. Wins take power away from cynics
Without these achievements large-scale change rarely happens
Four important purposes
Early wins that come fast
Wins that are as visible as possible to as many people as possible
Wins that penetrate emotional defenses by being unambiguous
Wins that are meaningful to others – the more deeply meaningful the better
Early wins that speak to powerful players whose support you need and do not yet have
Wins that can be achieved cheaply and easily, even if they seem small compared with the grand vision
What works
Launching many projects all at once means losing focus
Losing focus means slower achievements
Causing the first win to come slowly
Stretching the truth because you have no wins to show, you are tempted to making yourself look better
What does not work
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Chapter 8 : Make Change Stick
By:
Jeffrey Simpson and Saleh Alqubaisi
Why is it Important for change to stick and how do you go about doing this?
Tradition is a Powerful force
Because transitioning to the future can contribute to sliding back into the past it is important to have these attributes:
Maintaining a culture that is helpful in creating a new, sufficiently strong and one that is supportive of the transition
This creates and gives the supportive culture the foundation for the new ways of operating, allowing the globalized organization to stay on top of groundbreaking technological advancements and new and innovated strategies of doing business
Developing more efficient processes which aid in providing and working in a way that will make the organization a winner
Change can be Fragile
Being able to make change stick is not only difficult in business, it is a challenge we face on a daily basis in life. If the challenge is not met with positive attitudes and a optimistic outlook, lots of time and energy can and will be wasted.
The Boss went to Switzerland
The company had lean three levels of hierarchy instead of the usual five, which gave the company the ability to react in a timely manner to problems and it gave employees a sense of empowerment and accountability.
After three years of mandated further development for the boss at the headquarters in Switzerland the company now had a new boss iat the Califorina who had transformed the company into five levels of hierarchy instead of three, resulting in two VP being added to the organization. This meant more and more employees being added to the company, resulting in a much slower pace of operations and a different style of operating.
When the boss returned, he cut the hirearchy back down to just three levels again and realized that his philosophy and vision had to be driven into each employee deeper than before. He needed everybody to be on board with his way of operating to keep it for devolving like it did when he was away for three years.
Change can be fragile
Culture is a huge contributing facture in making change stick and can be easy at times, other times it is very problematic .
When a new culture is evolving naturally, if there is continuity of behavior and success of a period of time, it can be easy
A good way to see if something is embedded in a culture is if our peers, without thinking, get things back on track once they go astray
It becomes extremely difficult at times because creating new norms means getting rid of deeply embedded views and old ways of operating
Sometimes you can be too successful in creating a new culture
For example, when entrepreneurs leave concrete norms and values it can be very challenging for organizations to adapt to world changes and advancements in technology and innovative ways of operating. However this is very rare
Disruptive crises, employee turnover and business pressures are the main contributing factors in breaking a fragile culture at an organization, resulting in a culture that can never develop strong roots.
New Employee Orientation
Employee turnover is and can be disruptive
When employees who exemplify what the culture is all about leave, it leaves with them. New employees bring there own or past cultures with them
Either way, the new way of doing business remains fragile or it can fall apart, unless proactive actions are taken to lessen this from happening
One proactive step that can be taken is getting people to come out of there “silos” or own little worlds of operating in a company. If they can see the value in getting out of there “silos”, it can be a huge help in getting things done efficiently and effectively
The Path’s 4 key characteristics
1. Introduced the R & D group’s new way of operating
2. Relied heavely on video. New hires could see real employees talking about there work and her real stories about what they were doing
3. Used creative animation to show concretely what is usually discussed in an abstract ways. It was memerorable for new hires because it was done well and in a memorable way
4. The video showed the core value of the new culture heartfelt messages from real customers in a dramatic way
Continuity of action and success help embed the new business behavior deeper into the culture
The Promotions Process
According to this chapter, a culture experiencing change and thus has a fragile culture, can be helped through the promotions process.
Company leaders can create the right environment for the new change by promoting people within the company that reflect the new norms that the company is trying to achieve
the employees being promoted must also have the skills and leadership necessary for their new position
The author states that other employees may be surprised by the choices in terms of promotions, but when the rational for the promotions match the company’s goals in terms of what they are trying to achieve, then most employees will understand and support the choices.
In addition, making these type of promotions demonstrates that the focus on the upcoming changes are real and important
These promotions help to create a new company culture and also lead to better advancement choices in terms of applicable behavior and business success.
The power of emotion
For change to work, people must be emotionally involved
The story that the customer presented to the staff made people see and feel, which created employee buy in and belief in the value of the change.
Emotions can also be used to get people to create their own change
When people see a problem, they can then use visualization to help others see the problem and to get them to visualize a solution. However, emotions are also what keeps people from being accepting of change
Company leaders must appeal to the emotions of employees in order to get support for change.
The Power of Emotion
People respond via their emotions strongly and often more so than using their intelligence
Initial reactions almost always start out as being emotional reactions and then common sense and logical thinking come later.
These visualizations then bring on feelings. People may develop a sense of urgency to get the problem changed
They may have a renewed sense of optimism and faith in the company in terms of the possibility that changes will be made for the better
They are more eager to be involved in organizational change when they are positively involved emotionally.
A Controversial but Very Important Point
The controversial, but very important point in the chapter is the idea that during the change process, culture comes last, not first.
The author says that a culture can only change when the new way of operating has proven to be successful for a reasonable amount of time
It does not work to attempt to change the culture and then change the processes
In practice, culture is viewed the same as behavior
In order to change behavior, one must know the processes and routines that they are to engage in while they are at work.
Once those become common practice and accepted by the majority of employees, then there can be a focus on developing a positive company culture.
Have any of you been subject to organizational change in past or present? If so, what was it and how did it affect you personally?
Key Topic Summary
Change Can be Fragile
The Boss Went to Switzerland
New Employee Orientation
The Path
The Promotions Process
The Power of Emotion
A Controversial but Very Important Point
Questions?
Work Cited
Cohen, Dan S., Kotter, John P.; The Heart of Change, Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations; Harvard Business School Press; Copyright 2002 John P. Kotter and Deloitte Consulting LLC
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Change Simulation
Team #1
Leader: Danielle Worthman
Team Members: Elizabeth Lyda, Cody Nelson, Saleh Alqubaisi
Summary: Change Plan & Results
Planned tactic strategy around Experience Change Model and each of the seven steps.
First phase focused on aligning key stakeholders, teams.
Used stakeholder interview information to make team decisions.
Stakeholder mapping: most of the stakeholders were bystanders
Appointed Guy as change team agent
Built core change team 30% buy-in
Summary: Change Plan & Results
Second phase emphasized engaging the organization, communication
Programs to share competitive and financial information about the company.
Identification of major changes and challenges
Organized a product improvement team
Emphasis on team mentoring
Finished by celebrating successes 61% buy-in
Tactics: Beneficial
The first four steps: competitive and financial, focus group interviews, walk the floor, and identify problem 19% buy-in
Stakeholder mapping in step 2, enlist 24% buy-in
Jennifer Smith= champion
Guy Tremblay as change agent
Identified lack of vision and mission and lack of cohesiveness.
Built the core change team 30% buy-in
Tactics: Beneficial
Developed vision and strategy in stage 3, envisage 6% increase
Competitive 4% increase
Team site visits 4%
Disaster Scenario Video contributed to strong sense of urgency.
Team mentoring, reinforce team behavior
Publicized team successes 3% increase
Celebrated successes 61% overall buy-in
Tactics: Harmful
Briefing on vision and strategy, should be stage 5, communicate
Quality improvement seminar led to confusion
Ralphy revolted, “Too much change” -4%
Benchmarking, should be stage 1, understand 0%
Outline changes and challenges 0%
Repetition of vision, information overload 0%
Postponement of the implementation of the Develop Training Infrastructure.
Management information system -2%
Kotter’s Model
Fits closely with Experience Change Model
Eight steps spot-on
Additional step, ‘establishing a sense of urgency’ would have been beneficial
Bridges’ Transitions Model
Psychological processes individuals go through
Focus on emotional impact of change
Bridges’ idea of the neutral zone was useful:
Stakeholders floundering in the neutral zone between vision communication and action stage
Experience Change Model
Our framework for choosing tactics and timing
Enabled and supported change stimulation planning.
Assigned simulation tactics to the appropriate stages.
Two phases (1) aligning key stakeholders and (2) engaging the organization.
“Change occurs at an individual and organizational level”
The incremental approach of effective change management benefited planning process.
Greatest Challenge
Plan adjustment ‘on the fly’
Ability to adjust plan without notice
Greatest Lesson Learned
Importance of proper timing
People will react differently to the same event at a different time
Save time and money
bottom line
Team Assessment, Effectiveness
Exemplary effectiveness and efficiency in planning and implementation
An open and interactive team, focus on one current goal
Benefits of Key Topic presentations
Great leadership skills and effective team collaboration
Conclusion
Kotter’s Model instead of Experience Change Model to develop the stimulation plan
Establishing a sense of urgency multiple times
If using Experience Change again: focus more on teambuilding throughout each of the stages
Considering people’s emotional reactions to change is crucial
Avoid information overload
Great learning experience overall
Thank You!
Questions ?
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Team Six
Jennifer Kirby, Moayad Alhodaithy, Ahmad Al Marri, Hawazin Dulaimi, Abdulrahman Almunazel
Our results
Stage One: Understand
Tactic 2: “My colleagues are wondering if you haven't identified secondary issues instead of the core issue. “
-Sam
Stage two: Enlist
Tactic 5: “I think you've been a little extreme in your characterization of our stakeholders. In my experience, most folks are fence-sitters, or as you say, 'bystanders'.”
- John Simons
Stage three: envisage
Tactic 8: Fail… The company was not ready for this. Would have been more successful in stage 7
Stage four: motivate
Tactic 10: “I'm not sure what they were trying to accomplish with this meeting. To some it may feel as though 'the sky is falling…”
- Ganesh Seth
Tactic 11: Would have been more appropriate during stage 1
Stage five: communicate
Stage six: act
Tactic 16 feed back: Must be implemented before the company is re-structured into teams…
Stage seven: Consolidate
Tactic 25:
Wrong stage.. Would have been more effective during stage 5.
Greatest Challenge:
Making changes out of emotion
Sticking with the plan vs. changing because of a result
What we learned
Timing is key- following the stages with the correct tactics is huge
Don’t keep pushing the vision
Our team was overloaded with vision and not enough action.