CHANGE MANAGEMENT

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Almost 70% of all change management programs are described as failures.
Discuss the top five reasons why change efforts do not succeed; and what managers can do to mitigate the risk of failure.

Introduction
Only managers or leaders who react rapidly and anticipate change are successful because in today’s world change is constant. Moreover, the leaders who invent and anticipate the future are more successful as it is essential to invent the game to be leader in the industry. Organizations are considered as followers who adapt change later even some of them do not survive. Several models are identified for successful organizational change. Champion responds to the complexity and pace of change. Winners learn, adapt and act rapidly. Others for example losers try to master or control the change in the environment. Out of many models leaders have to select the appropriate model for their organization for transformation that will help their company to flourish and survive. Cummings and Worley stated that,” in spite of its speed, change is the ongoing process of an organization from the present state towards the desired future state in order to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency.” (1)
As per survey over 70% of all change efforts do not succeed whether it’s a simple department or whole company.
Major reasons for the failure of change are: * Improper planning
• No or lack of commitment from management
• Half hearted or Unfocused efforts
• No transparency or poor communication * Speedy or rapid change
Moreover as per my opinion all these are actually indications of a more fundamental fault: common example we hold in organizations. The present example is that a company is a production machine. Nohrai and Roberson stated that,” non- tangible factors such as culture and strategy plays the important and