This document discusses how change affects teamwork and managing change. It outlines the stages of team building when implementing change - forming, storming, norming, and performing. To prepare a team for change, the document recommends taking time to analyze the change, involving the entire team in the process, conducting meetings to discuss implications, and allowing employees to propose alternatives to create shared understanding and reduce resistance. Effective communication skills and understanding human issues are important when managing change.
2. There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction
-Winston Churchill
3. What is Change?
instance of making/becoming different
Change management
• refer to change control process
• changes are formally introduced and approved
Reason for change
• Globalization
• constant innovation of technology
• create a competitive advantage
5. Stages in team building
• Forming
• Storming
• Norming
• Performing
6. Forming
• In this stage, most team members are positive and polite
• Some are anxious
• Others are simply excited about the task ahead
Storming
• people start to push against the boundaries
• a conflict between team members
• People may work in different ways
7. Norming
• people start to resolve their differences
• appreciate colleagues' strengths
• respect authority as a leader
• team members know one another better
• develop a stronger commitment to the team goal
8. Performing
• people who join or leave won't disrupt performance
• hard work leads
• delegate towards work
Adjourning
• project teams exist for only a fixed period
• even permanent teams may be disbanded
• developed close working relationships
9. Prepare a team for change
• take time to analyze
• to involve the entire team in this process
• conduct meeting
• discuss positive and negative implications
• provide a reason to adopt the change
10. Continue : Prepare team for change
• create a shared understanding with team
• allow employees to propose alternatives in change process
• assess potential barriers and resistance
11. Important point in change
• communication skills are paramount
• solid understanding of the human issues
• unite of employees, managers, and executives to work together
• a measure of control over the implementation