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Change management is obsolete – Change management is broken – Change management isn’t applicable anymore

Let’s go and have a nice funeral

In a VUCA world (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) things are very unpredictable, making planning far more difficult.

The term VUCA was coined by the US military in the 1990s to describe the increasingly convoluted and complex geo-political landscape in which it was operating.

VUCA has since then found its ways into the cabins and discussion tables of organizations across the world.

This shift into a VUCA environment requires leaders to acquire a new set of change management perspectives and capabilities. Change must be seen as natural and ongoing, rather than something that can be planned for.

Change Management might be dead, but dealing with change not, actually it has increased

In a VUCA world leaders must be able to adapt to – and stimulate – continuous organizational change.

Older procedures, labeled “change management,” often represent outmoded, top-down strategies for gaining “buy-in” and overcoming “resistance” to discrete initiatives.

These older methods, which aim primarily to control change, most often do not result in shared, long-term ownership and engagement, nor heightened readiness and flexibility in the face of continuous, emergent change – which is what the VUCA world is all about. Worse, older change management methods can embed cynicism and workplace fears, making an organization even less resilient.

The change management challenge in organizations is overwhelming

A company that thrives has “change” in the DNA! Building cultures that embrace and thrive on change, is the best investment business leaders can make in a world in constant flux!

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