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Effective Change Management is the Key to Ongoing Business Success

The business world is constantly evolving as circumstances open and close opportunities. So, a business must be skilled at change management to thrive. Few events have had a more widespread and diverse impact on so many aspects of our lives than the Covid pandemic first recognised in 2019.

When this new illness attained pandemic status, in common with most of the world’s citizens, South Africans were forced to adopt alternative lifestyles. Employers abandoned their officers to work from home, direct contact between individuals was replaced by video calls, online shopping became the norm, and debit and credit cards threatened the continued usefulness of cash.

Overnight, many businesses were faced with adapting or ceasing to trade. Some adapted, and some did not know how. A few companies with the skill to adjust to change found they were no longer mere competitors but new market leaders.

Supply chain disruptions arising from the Ukraine conflict were equally unexpected. Nevertheless, they served as a reminder of the need for companies to develop strategies to plan for and leverage all forms of change to their best advantage. Orgro employs a team of problem-solvers dedicated to enabling business transformation and growth by helping managers and employees to prepare for and adjust to change.

The role of change management in organisational development

While coping adequately with change is crucial to a company’s future, developing this ability requires a business to ensure the validity of all aspects of its organisational development. A business can be compared to a complex machine. It can only fulfil its purpose effectively when each of its parts operates as efficiently as possible.

Business plans, goals, strategies and personnel are the parts of the business machine. These need to be examined in detail and modified or replaced, where indicated, as part of any effective change management initiative. Two options can be invaluable in helping businesses implement any necessary revisions.

Psychometric tests:

Among the crucial requirements of effective change management is to ensure that each employee is deployed to maximum effect. Most staff members can handle their basic job requirements. However, by identifying those who can act calmly in a crisis and make decisions aligned with company goals, businesses can take full advantage of the new opportunities arising from impromptu external changes.

Orgro offers a range of psychometric tests compiled by industrial psychologists and business experts that enable employers to identify and leverage qualities like natural leadership, the ability to mediate in conflict situations and make split-second decisions under pressure.

Training and coaching:

A psychometric test might reveal a lack of some essential skill or desirable behaviour trait in some key employees. Fortunately, Orgro has developed a training course in change management to ensure every manager, team leader, and team member can perform promptly and as required to help their company react effectively to new circumstances and identify and benefit from the many hidden opportunities they frequently create.

We invite you to contact us to learn more about how Orgro can help prepare your business to adapt and prosper in today’s rapidly changing business world.