Can Leaders Really Manage Change
Can leaders really manage change? Use case study examples to explore the connections (and disconnections?) between leadership and change theory.
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table of content 1. Introduction 2 2. Resistance to the change 2 3. Stages in the change process 2 4. The way of implement and leading change 3 i. Identify people who support is essential and any likely resistance 3 ii. Empower competent people to help plan and implement the change 4 iii. Provide opportunities for early success to build confidence 5 iv. Monitor the progress of change and make necessary adjustments 5 v. Create the sense of urgency about need for change 6 5. Developing a vision 7 6. External acquisition of new knowledge 8 7. Conclusion 8 8. Reference 10
1. Introduction
Leading change is one of the most important and difficult leadership responsibilities. For some theorists, it is the essence of leadership and everything else is secondary (YukI, 2010). However, it is hard to scrutinize every leader in the world whether they have capability to manage the change. It can be suggested that one can manage the change successfully must be treated as leader to say the least. This essay will take China economic transformation as examples to explain the leadership and change theory.
2. Resistance to the change
When Deng Xiaoping implemented the economic transformation, the major resistance came from Chen Yun and Li Xiannian, both of whom were members of Standing Committee. Firstly, they believed that the change was so quick and it was not feasible in China. Secondly, they both are absolute loyalty communists, and they really hate evil imperialism and capitalism. The economic transformation, however, pose a huge threat to their Holy Communism believes. Believes and values hold by them were challenged by transformation. From military side, some senior generals were fear that they would lose power when military modernization. Especially, the
Word account: 2010
table of content 1. Introduction 2 2. Resistance to the change 2 3. Stages in the change process 2 4. The way of implement and leading change 3 i. Identify people who support is essential and any likely resistance 3 ii. Empower competent people to help plan and implement the change 4 iii. Provide opportunities for early success to build confidence 5 iv. Monitor the progress of change and make necessary adjustments 5 v. Create the sense of urgency about need for change 6 5. Developing a vision 7 6. External acquisition of new knowledge 8 7. Conclusion 8 8. Reference 10
1. Introduction
Leading change is one of the most important and difficult leadership responsibilities. For some theorists, it is the essence of leadership and everything else is secondary (YukI, 2010). However, it is hard to scrutinize every leader in the world whether they have capability to manage the change. It can be suggested that one can manage the change successfully must be treated as leader to say the least. This essay will take China economic transformation as examples to explain the leadership and change theory.
2. Resistance to the change
When Deng Xiaoping implemented the economic transformation, the major resistance came from Chen Yun and Li Xiannian, both of whom were members of Standing Committee. Firstly, they believed that the change was so quick and it was not feasible in China. Secondly, they both are absolute loyalty communists, and they really hate evil imperialism and capitalism. The economic transformation, however, pose a huge threat to their Holy Communism believes. Believes and values hold by them were challenged by transformation. From military side, some senior generals were fear that they would lose power when military modernization. Especially, the