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

Team changeThe senior management team in any organization is the team mostlikely to be held responsible for the organization’s ultimate success orfailure. It is in a pivotal position within the organization. On the one handit is at the top of the organization, and therefore team members have acollective leadership responsibility. On the other hand it is accountable tothe non-executive board and shareholders in limited companies, or topoliticians in local and central government, or to trustees in not-for-profitorganizations. Along with the change team (see below) the managementteam has a particular role to play within most change scenarios, for it is itsmembers who initiate and manage the implementation of change.Change teamChange teams are often formed within organizations when a planned orunplanned change of significant proportions is necessary. We have separatedout this type of team because of its special significance. Sometimesthe senior management team is called the change team, responsible fordirecting and sponsoring the changes. Sometimes the change team is aspecial project team set up to implement change. At other times thechange team is a parallel team, set up to tap into the organization and bea conduit for feedback as to how the changes are being received.Obviously different organizations have different terminologies, sowhat in one organization is called a project team delivering a change willbe a change team delivering a project in another organization.More and more organizations also realize that the management ofchange is more likely to succeed if attention is given to the people side ofchange. Hence a parallel team drawn from representatives of the wholeworkforce can be a useful adjunct in terms of assessing and responding tothe impact of the changes on people.We see the change team as an important starting point in the changeprocess.STOP AND THINK!Q 2.4Of the teams of which you are a member, which are more suitableto lead change and which more suitable to implement change?Justify your answer.73