How READY and CAPABLE is YOUR organization to change?
“Readiness” for change is rarely looked at, yet is one of the most important critical success factors for a project’s successful completion. How ready is YOUR organization for change? Do you often wonder if your organization can really do it? Does your organization have the skills, capacity, expertise, and “grit” to change? How Has the Pandemic era Affected Your Organization?
Numerous studies, including several published in The Harvard Business Review, CIO Magazine, and others, cite the challenges and risks associated with organizational change. The more transformative the change is intended to be, the riskier it is to make this change come to life.
TSI has seen changes in recent years that are a direct result of the pandemic and the aftermath in several areas.
Most notably with key employees getting more work thrown at them, and in some cases, with fewer resources to complete these mission-critical projects. We’ve seen a shift in financial resources move toward securing the technology infrastructure, and, in some cases, that has depleted funding for other critical revenue-generating projects. These studies and the recent pandemic era confirm that organizations desiring to implement sustainable change must first have an environment that is suitable for such change; without these factors in place, let’s just say the odds are not in your favor. Several factors are essential to creating an environment where the correct change and the proper pace can thrive.
One of the most frequently missed opportunities for project success is taking a few minutes before embarking on that project to assess how ready, capable, and aligned your organization is to take on this project. What makes this small task even more important are the trends that have resulted in recent years, including quiet quitting, working remotely, spikes in turnover, along with fears of layoffs and a recession.
When you mix all those ingredients together, even the most stable culture is going to have some challenges.
Click here to rate your organization on the most important Organizational Change Readiness criteria and see the results immediately online. See how others in your organization view your situation and pass this on to others.
As well, if you wish to discuss upcoming project needs, please give us a call at 847.705-0960 x202 or e-mail tsi@transforming.com.
