Change Management at the Personal Level

Change management is a very important process at organizational level, but it is derived also from personal approaches to change management which all of us do every single day and almost every minute when we make our daily decisions. For this reason, I strongly believe that one of the key success factors for change management in the organization is the following: change only happens when each person makes a decision to implement the change. Thus, the organization will succeed in managing the changes at the organization if the top management of the company will understand fully the aim of making this change and the necessary steps to be taken on this root. And from here the top management must clearly translate the aim of the change in the organization, which will help all the employees to understand this also, believe that this is only for the total benefit of the organization, and they should follow the change management guidelines of the top management. Without personal devotion of each employee at the company, the change simply will not happen.

The second most important principle within change management process, to my personal opinion, is the understanding of the top management and middle management of the fact that: people who work are capable of doing much more than they are doing. The problems typically at any organization is optimal motivation for each person to stimulate him/her perform their best. The goals of the organization are typically not aligned with the personal goals of the employees and for this reason the people do not feel psychologically to make the most efforts for the best of the organization. The reward and recognition system in any organization, for the benefit of the latter, must be worked out in order to monitor consistently the personal motivation drivers for each of the employees, motivate them accordingly, and show them precisely how the changes in the organization are aligned with their personal goals and aimed to improve the organization and personal employee position. All the people employ very small portion of their skills and capabilities daily and right management can reveal much more talents for the advantages of the organization.