Change management

Change is fundamental to survival. Given that most businesses aim to do more than just survive, change can become synonymous with business as usual. We know that the very basic differences between individuals will lead us all to react to change in very diverse ways. Managing change is a tall order, given the array of reactions and behaviours your people will demonstrate.

At Open the Door we use comprehensive knowledge of the psychology of change, combined with experience of major change programmes alongside ‘tweaks’ to ways of working, to provide you with a range of solutions and services. Below you’ll find some examples of what might be happening in your business right now, the support we can offer, and the outcomes we can achieve.

The situation on your side of the door?

There is a need for change as a result of increased competition, outmoded ways of working and managing, changes in legislation or technology, or the need to save money, and you want to do it well
You want to involve your people in designing change
You are mid-change and your workforce is not engaged
Your people are resisting change and in some cases there is sabotage
You want to make the most of those people who are highly engaged with the change
You want to support your change agents
You’d like an external perspective on your plans for change

Support to help you step through the door

Practical tools and techniques using knowledge of the psychological impact of change
Building and maximising cooperation, collaboration and support for change
Effective communication of change
Involving the workforce to best effect
Changing behaviours and influencing key people
Managing the emotional response to change
Techniques for addressing resistance to change
Ways of delivering difficult news
Design and facilitation of change workshops
Change management skills workshops

What we aim to achieve on our side of the door

Successful implementation of change
Achievement of change objectives
Change which endures
A motivated, stable workforce
Employee commitment to the organisation
High levels of performance
Capability within the business to manage change

Change management is a term which can intimidate. You remember that we said that we strongly believe in being down to earth in the application of our knowledge? We also greatly value the use of common sense and everyday language. We will not bring an off-the-shelf model of change full of jargon and technical terms which don’t resonate with your business. If you’d like to talk, please contact us.