There are 4 different types of organisational change that an your business will encounter at one point or another.

Effective Change Management is essential as customers. Staff and suppliers will all demand improvements in the way your business communicates and runs. The four types of change are Transformational Change, People Centric Organisational Change, Structural change and Remedial Change.

You can find out more about them below:

Strategic Transformational Change

The first Change Management challenge is that of Strategic Transformational Change. If your business is undertaking this type of change you’ll most likely be making significant changes to your current operating structure. These changes will have a massive impact on the processes you use, your people and typically technology. It is often the case that once you make these changes, you won’t be able to change your mind or go back to ‘the old ways’.

People Centric Organisational Change

Secondly you may be experiencing a period of people centric organisational change. Whilst all changes you make will impact the people who work for you, these changes have a direct impact on their working lives. Examples of people centric change are bringing in new hires, changes to roles and responsibilities and policy changes.

Structural Change

Change Management also encompasses, structural change. This can involve major changes to the management hierarchy, team organisation. Additionally it can also change the responsibilities attributed to departments, teams or individual employees. It can often be the case that Structural Change overlaps People Centric changes. Structural changes are often the consequence of Mergers and Acquisitions, the creation of new teams or departments or changes to the company organisational chart.

Remedial Change

The final type of change that needs effective change management is Remedial Change, which is purely reactionary. This type of change occurs when a specific problem is identified and a solution needs to be implemented. Often, this type of reactionary change is not ideal, but as with others it is unavoidable. Examples of remedial change are, dealing with talent loss, addressing communication issues, enhancing training.

Change Management – In Conclusion

Recognising that change is needed and defining strategy requires a set of skills. Implementing the change, especially when there is an effect on the workforce, often requires a different set of skills. An Interim Manager are experienced at not only identifying what needs to change within a business, but also working with the employees to ensure that the changes are effective, adopted efficiently and long lasting.