Impact of Strategic Leadership During Change Management

The Role of Strategic Leadership in Organizational Change

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Assessment Task 5 – Project: Provide strategic leadership during change processes

Task A: Prepare a strategy to positively convey organisational direction and values to relevant individuals and relevant stakeholders:

Strategy plan of the company:

Cire services focus on their experts and continuously give training to them with the updated information and technology, as in education experts are the reason of the growth or to manage them efficiently with the market trends will provide the work automatically. so the company focuses and takes care of their employment with their personal and professional development. (1) 

 

Skill Gap Analysis

Skill gap analysis is an important and first tool before starting a personal development program for staff because you need to analyze the skill which the workforce is having and then the only gap in the skill of the employee can be determined. (2)

Every employee has different capabilities and skills with this it can be analyzed and the gap where the training is required can be known. Before skill gap analysis determines the skills required for the work and targeted skills as a benchmark for analyzing the process.

Through various ways, we can analyze perform skill gap assessment which includes feedback from reviews, surveys, and interviews made. The process which we choose will be depending on our company’s resources. Size, financials, and goals and objectives. (Burke, S. L., Wagner, E., Marolda, H., Quintana, J. E., & Maddux, M. 2019)

With the ease of managing and ready to analyze. The list of skills that we created at the earlier phase can be compared with the reported skill levels for each position as per the need’s requirements. (2)

There are large gaps and only a few people can fulfill the need, considering hiring from the outside process. We can stand still for developing our organization’s talents overtime period. The working of a new hire will depend on our staffing methods and budget. 

Use the Right Corporate Training Tools 

After the analyzing part, next is to use the right corporate training tools to make the development plan successful. Different tools are available for training in a different segment of the staff of the company.

For example OSHA Resources, Learning Management Systems MOOCs, Digital Employee Assessments, Workforce Management Systems, and many others. 

To build a Learning Management Program (Fathema, N., Shannon, D., & Ross, M. 2015)

A learning management system is an important step in any businesses to develop their staff development strategies, with the goals and the objective of the company the system should be made as per the requirement of the company.

With the help of the learning, management program company can be administered and report is made on educational programs or training programs. With the proper customization work of analysis, each staff can be done easily Many companies suffer badly due to the lack of customization, improper learning management system in the company.  

Benefits of the personal development program:

To boost the employee or employee empowerment

Performance Improvement of the employee

Gain a Competitive Edge over others

To help to increase the efficiency in processes, resulting in the financial gain of personal 

Job satisfaction level increases by providing internal promotion opportunities to the staff.

Through social media uses and by using different marketing techniques in the market can be share with the people in the market. By giving advertisements in the websites and the application, media, newspapers, magazines, and many other tools.

Source:

1. https://www.saxonstrainingfacilities.com.au/blog/human-resources/top-10-benefits-of-ongoing-staff-training-development/

2.       https://www.selecthub.com/learning-management/employee-development-strategies/

  

Submission requirements: Assessment 5, Task A – Journal Reflect on the following: ·         What directions and values should be conveyed to relevant individuals within your organisation or team? ·         What words and phrases can help in conveying this message a positive light? ·         What communication tools and strategies can be used to build rapport and maintain effective working relationships?

 

Answer:

Through proper directions from planning to the allocation of the work, the responsibility of the individual and with that the employee should be able to work in a team in an efficient way in the company.

Through proper communication and with the use of the different communication channels, the message should be able to convey in time with accuracy and with the positive message with the words of helping, development, personal satisfaction, you are the real asset of the company.

For effective communication best channel for that time, as per the situation, different tools should be used. For the development program of the employee feedback of the employee should be used to know their problem with the current system is important.

 

TASK-B

Report of analysis of the impact and role of leadership during organisational change

In Cire services, continuous development with updated technology and trends training is given to the employee and with that celebration, one day out, activities are done for emotional attachment of the employee to the organization which is important for the growth of the organization in long run.

Company has to invest more towards technology and new techniques to provide education with an easy and speedy way to be in the market by giving tough competition in the market

In Cire services, continuous development with updated technology and trends training is given to the employee and with that celebration, one day out, activities are done for emotional attachment of the employee to the organization which is important for the growth of the organization in long run. (Burnes, B., Hughes, M., & By, R. T. (2018)

Innovative and fast and accurate decision making and friendly relation with the employees is required, as with new innovative ideas to connect with the customers at large and managing the employee needs become easy and productive.

The staff training program is essential for education providing companies as with the changes in the market, people accept the changes in the methodology of teaching also and to be in the market with tough competition, changes are required and training development is also required in the company. (Doyle, T., & Brady, M. 2018)

From marketing to change in the key person of the organization or diversification of the organization all the details are to be given to the regulators and all compliances are to be fulfilled first. Day to day work compliance of the regulators have increased with more details about work and clients, which increase the day to day work of the operation in the organization, and even the cost in managing the work of the operating departments is increased

Analyzing skill is important to make decision accurate and being able to analyze different angles are desired of upper management to support strategic needs of the business and construct ways to move towards the goals.

The success of the organization is because of the proper distribution of the responsibility and to complete that authority is given which makes work easy, simple, and quick in the decision-making process also is important for the growth of the organization.

Gus Seremeti – Chief executive officer and Erin Weinberg – Chief operating officer are top-level management who communicate with the entire department and continuously planning for the future growth of the organization. They know their work and focus on doing it for the development of the organization which directly motivates employees to the work also.

For organizations, providing personal growth of the employee is also important for retention of their employee to reduce their cost in long term period.Flexible timing, work from home, annual holiday, parties are organized which motivates the employees and which directly help in achieving long term goals of the company.

The senior executive or leaders should do meeting one-on-one with employees’ two levels below them in the hierarchy. This can be a great way for executives to stay in touch with the day-to-day realities of the business and increases the flow of information. With more scope in the Asia countries, Australian companies are focusing to capture the market with their technology and learning skills.

Currently, online education is more in demand than physical studies at one place, which has developed an online platform of learning and the scope in this platform is much more in terms of the target markets which motivates companies to work in this area.

For a company blending online for face-to-face training provided to the clients required more workforce as on staff has to be provided for each student if they go for the customized learning and the demand for experts in this would be more for the face to face training. (Ceulemans, K., Lozano, R., & Alonso-Almeida, M. D. M. 2015)

This skill required time to generates as to take proper and accurate decision proper analyzing skills of the data is most important so for decision-making analytics or analyzing skills is required then only, we can make a decision and with that knowledge and update of the industry is required on regular basis.

This skill is very important in the VET industry and even in any other industry as everyday new challenges are there in the market and with that competitive market with changing technology. To capture the growth in this segment, the ability to design, integrate, develop, and deliver the technology with their considerable capital and planning. With some internal organizational challenges in the skills sets, time management, potential plagiarism, and the consistency of quality delivery on time.

 

·         Submission requirements: Assessment 5, Task B – Journal ·         What will lead the team during the change process involve? Do you have those skills? ·         How can you be a role model in terms of ability to build trust, confidence and respect of the team? ·         What should the organizational culture be like during the change process? How can you contribute to building an effective workplace culture? ·         Review your self-development goals in terms of developing leadership skills for responding to the impact of change on people and processes. What other efforts can you make?

 

Answer:

A leader would have to lead during the process without them the process of change would not happen effectively. I have some qualities of leadership in me which would enhance with time.

By continuously helping the team members in the work and by good communication both formal and informal communication I can build trust and confidence in the team member.

During the organizational culture change process, a positive and accurate decision-making approach would be used with proper coordination among staff and me in the company. 

Sources:

1. http://www.thecentregroup.com/organization-change-what-effective-leaders-do/
2. http://www.inc.com/encyclopedia/managing-organizational-change.html 

 

TASK C: Analyse the team members’ readiness for change

With the change in the demand and the situation in the market, changes are important in personal life also with the trends and the innovation in the market. With technology updates daily, tech-friendly skills are more important to have in the person and with that knowledge are also as important in the various sectors in a specific subject and update with information about the subject is also important with the changing dynamic in the market. (1)

Skilled people are those who can communicate professionally and excellently in oral and in writing and as well as by using technology-based mediums. The company has to invest more towards technology and new techniques to provide services to them with ease and speedway to be in the market by giving tough competition in the market.

For this continuous learning is important with the use of efficient technology and tools to cope with the competition in the market and with the change in the trends and increase in the skilled trainer in the market maintaining a good relationship with the clients of the company is important which company is doing by giving them customized in the meetings and with the technology updates, training is provided to staff which is the development of the employee and which helps in retention of the employee in the company.

As the demand is more of a skilled expert, maintaining a good relationship with an employee of the company would be easier than hiring a new one. For effective communication listening to others is important and for a two-way conversation to happen one party must listen carefully to what others have to say then only processing of information and understanding information happen. Through the feedback process, analyzing the information would become easy and would be understood in the best way possible.

The important key evaluated was the impact of the information and communication and the changes forces of the identification of the technology and its revolution in the country and its exponential growth in the computing power and the development of internet speeds in the economy.

Today employee is tech-savvy or not is important and apprehensive about the usage of online applications. They can use intuitive tools that would make work easy and learn without any extensive training. With the help of a Resource management software tool, it becomes easy to enhance the operations of our business. Investing in this software offers a long list of features and we would be able to improve the overall performance and productivity. (2)

Risk Analysis means a process through which we can identify and can manage potential problems which could undermine the key business initiatives or projects of the company.

Through the example of a green compass. To maintain eye contact with other people Eyes green compass not only helps to keep focus but is vital for keeping the communication flow going.

Sources:

1. https://nobelexplorers.com/benefits-communication-learning-process/
2. https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_07.htm

Submission requirements: Assessment 5, Task C – Journal

What are some other problems and risks, apart from the ones you have identified, could the individuals you will lead during organisational change face?

Apart from the communication and learning solutions you have suggested, what other solutions do you think can reduce or eliminate these problems and risks?

How do you think the learning solutions can convey a positive message about the company?

Review your personal development goals to include strategic leadership skills for leading change processes or change projects.

 

Answer:

Apart from them, the changes in the economics and politics cannot be determined which would affect the company and with the situation in the world changes effect on the company is also there. Changes in the policies of labor law would be affected to the company.

Continuous analysis of the market trends and information about the competitors working and the projects can help to reduce the risks.

Yes, learning solutions can convey a positive message about the company

Through enchaining, the analysis skills and other skill self-development goals of the leader in me can be achieved on the time determined by me

 

References:

Burke, S. L., Wagner, E., Marolda, H., Quintana, J. E., & Maddux, M. (2019). Gap analysis of service needs for adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 23(1), 97-116.

Fathema, N., Shannon, D., & Ross, M. (2015). Expanding the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to examine faculty use of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) in higher education institutions. Journal of Online Learning & Teaching, 11(2).

Burnes, B., Hughes, M., & By, R. T. (2018). Reimagining organisational change leadership. Leadership, 14(2), 141-158.

Doyle, T., & Brady, M. (2018). Reframing the university as an emergent organisation: implications for strategic management and leadership in higher education. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 40(4), 305-320.

Ceulemans, K., Lozano, R., & Alonso-Almeida, M. D. M. (2015). Sustainability reporting in higher education: Interconnecting the reporting process and organisational change management for sustainability. Sustainability, 7(7), 8881-8903.