Grieving Model Of Change

As a change leader, it is important to understand that the organization gains a competitive advantage if they are highly skilled in handling change. In order for that change to occur, the leader must determine if their organization is ready for the implementation (Module Two, 2015). If the organization is not ready and change occurs, the employees within the organization will show resistance. This is because people get emotionally upset when dealing with something difficult for the first time (Businessballs.com, 2007). Therefore, as a change leader, addressing employees concerns in the beginning is very important. Then they must determine if the organization has the capacity to implement change and so on, therefore the following theories discussed, …show more content…
As previously discussed, a person gets upset when dealing with a difficult situation for the first time (Businessballs.com, 2007). Therefore, as a change leader, it is important to educate the people as much as possible about what is happening, so they can deal with change more easily. The grieving model for change focuses on death and grief, and its journey of how people feel through the process, they go from feeling denial, to anger, to bargaining, and then depression, eventually leading to acceptance. The leader must always consider these steps when working to implement change if they want the change to be …show more content…
Cohen’s Concepts of Organizational Change Readiness, is designed to help change leaders make change initiatives less difficult. The four basic elements of change readiness assessment are to take the temperature of the organization, by having a realistic picture of what is going on internally and gather information about the state of the organization. This information is important because it will be presented to management prior to being initiated to the organization (Cohen D., 2005). This will create less resistance from