The importance of leadership in change management

Leadership

The ability to influence or motivate people to work towards the achievement of business objectives

What is the Role of a Leader during a business change

A leader's role is to reduce the restraining forces of change, while strengthening the driving forces and achieving the desired change

What acts as a major restraining force during change and why does it

Stakeholders (such as employees) can act as a restraining force as people fear change and employees can fear their job security

Things a Successful Leader is likely to do during a period of change

- Prepare and create a plan to minimize negative consequences
- Communicate the change to all stakeholders, making use of two way communication
- Support stakeholders who will be affected
- Ensure all stakeholders are collaborating on the change
- Hold himself accountable to drive the change