ABSTRACT

By the end of this chapter you will have had the opportunity to:

examine the nature of change

review your knowledge of change theory

describe the change process

identify change within yourself

discuss change within the team

examine organisational change

discuss the skills required to become a successful change agent

develop a strategy for managing change within yourself, the team and the organisation incorporating:

forces for and against change

key players

resources

time scale

discuss ways to handle resistance to change.