Change Management

Before we talk about Change Management, let us try this simple exercise: clasp your fingers together; now if you observe your clasped hands, you will notice that you have instinctively placed your right hand or left hand in the dominant position. Now consciously try doing it with the other hand in the dominant position. Don't you feel a little uncomfortable? That is why change is hard. We all know how difficult it is to effect change in an organization. Statistics indicate that 70% of all organizational changes fail. If we ponder the reason why it is such a difficult task to bring about change, and sustain it successfully, we will realize that we, the people are the reason. We people, by nature, tend to be resistant to change. The term Change Management refers to managing change successfully in any and all spheres of our lives, not just at work. Wherever the change happens, it is not easy to handle. Most often, the change that happens tends to complicate matters rather than simplifying them. Frequently, when we talk about change, it is in the organizational context, though there are personal and social changes that can be just as hard or even more difficult to handle. Like Gandhi said, "We should try to be the change we want to see."