CYBERNEWS

March 2003

 

Change Management

 

Change Management – A Primer

By Fred Nickols

The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad overview of the concept of “change management.” It was written primarily for people who are coming to grips with change management problems for the first time and for more experienced people who wish to reflect upon their experience in a structured way.

http://home.att.net/~nickols/change.htm

 

“ADKAR”, A Model for Change Management

The ADKAR model provides a practical model for organisational change management for change leaders and consultants.

http://www.prosci.com/adkar-overview.htm

 

Basic Context for Organizational Change
By Carter McNamara, PhD

It seems like the topic of organizational change has reached evangelical proportions. There's an explosion of literature about the subject and an accompanying explosion in the number of consultants who offer services in this general area. The following information attempts to provide a basic perspective on the concept of organisational change.

http://www.mapnp.org/library/mgmnt/orgchnge.htm

 

The Five Fundamentals of Dealing with Change

By Joe Flower

This article describesthe five factors that help an individual, an organization, or a community, survive and thrive in the face of massive, constant change.

http://www.well.com/user/bbear/change2.html

 

Thirteen Tips for managing Change

By Dennis Sparks

This short article offers 13 concise tips on managing the complex and difficult change process.

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le5spark.htm

 

The Root Ideas in Dealing with Change

By Joe Flower

There is no "60-Second Change Manager" checklist, no three simple thoughts that can make us masters of turbulence. But we have to start somewhere, and the best place might well be a quick discussion of some of these fundamental ideas.

http://www.well.com/user/bbear/change4.html

 

Culture – Are you dancing with the devil?

By Anne Riches

It's difficult to bring about fundamental change in organisations unless the culture supports the change or, at least, can be altered to support the new initiatives. Anne points out that any large-scale change forces us to confront the issue of culture. She finishes with 10 cultural components to consider when implementing change.

http://www.anneriches.com.au/devil.html

 

Change Breakthrough Analysis

This article introduces a technique that is very powerful in helping people begin to be productive relative to a change initiative. This tool, as with many change related tools, has broader application in the personal and professional lives of people, but the article itself focuses primarily on organizational change.

By Jim Canterucci

http://www.corpchange.com/archives/article_archives/a18_change_breakthrough_analysis/a18_change_breakthrough_analysis.htm

 

9 Tips for a Change Agent

By Nicholas Morgan

Nine lessons for would-be change agents.

http://www.fastcompany.com/online/05/changetips.html

 

Tips and Checklists

This article presents a number of tips on what to do in each of the five steps of the change process.

http://www.itstime.com/aug96.htm

 

 

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