cameron and green making-sense-of-change-management

The underpinning theory• Belbin’s team types offer a way of analysing a team’s fitness forpurpose and encouraging team members to do something about anysignificant gaps.• Leaders need to be aware of the types of team available during achange process, and how to manage these most effectively.Below is a summary checklist of the key questions you need to be askingand answering before, during and after the change process:• Where are the teams affected by the change process?• What types of team are they and how might they respond to change?• What do they need to be supported through the change process?• How can we best use them throughout the change process?• What additional types of team do we need for designing and implementingthe changes?• As all teams go through the transition, what resources shall we offerto ensure they achieve their objectives of managing business as usualand the changes?• How do we ensure that teams that are dispersing, forming, integratingor realigning stay on task?• What organizational process do we have for ensuring teams are clearabout their:– mission, planning and goal setting;– roles and responsibilities– operating processes;– interpersonal relationships;– inter-team relations?96