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1. Preparing The Organisation For
Continuous Change

2. Continuous Change in a Company
Every company has to deal with the fact that change will be
needed at some point along the path to success, change is a
constant and has become the new norm. Business owners must
have the ability to bring upon continuous change smoothly, this
requires the ability to manage relationships between the entire
company, including components and resources. This cross-
functional business process makes interdependencies more
relevant and important. The most important thing is that
processes, such as the flow of information, are always monitored
to ensure that the company is transparent as this contributes to
how successful change can be.

3. How do you make change
continuous?
Many businesses in general have become more
used to the fact that they are required to make
changes at any level, small or large from time to
time to keep up in the corporate world.
Change today is all about continuous,
accelerating and overlapping transitions - it
doesn’t always end up on the good side of the
coin however, it has caused businesses to fold
on themselves but this is where excellent
management and leadership skills come in play
and turn a business around, for the better. In
the corporate world people have previously
been used to the term “a change”, it is important
to note that that mindset has shifted to
“constant change”.

5. The psychological aspect of Change
and some tips on how to handle it:
1. Communicate often.
• Most importantly, communicate often during the planning
and implementation process of all the changes.
• Explain the benefits of the changes.
• Ensure that people understand how these changes will
impact their role and job position.
• Prepare everyone for what could possibly come in the
future.

6. 2. Dispel rumours and increase transparency.
• Answer any question with the honest truth and do not mislead or sugarcoat
things.
• Deal with concerns or problems immediately with a sharp focus on the
bigger picture.
• Relate the need for change back to operational necessities.
3. Empower action.
• Offer employees the chance to get involved as much as possible, this offers
a great chance at individual and team building.
• Ensure line managers are doing an effective job at managing all the day-to-
day duties.

7. 4. Involve people in the process.
Take short but successful steps.
Negotiate with stakeholders to ensure that they should
feel safe and comfortable.

8. Dispel rumours and increase “Stickability”, some
disciplines to ensure the sustainability of change.
1. Anchor the changes into the culture.
•Identify the barriers to sustaining change and also what supports
the change.
2. Develop ways to sustain the change.
•Ensure support from the leadership.
•Create a monitoring system that rewards good work and one that
acknowledges steps forward.
•Develop a way to adapt the organisational structure if necessary.

9. 3. Provide support and training.
•Ensure transparency between all involved
employees and people involved.
•Offer support where possible, change in a business
is a continuous process that involves a lot of people
- not just one.

10. Celebrating success
This is one part that many companies or leaders forget at times… to celebrate the success of what
you have just achieved as a business! The great part about celebrating success is that it doesn’t
always have to be costly, it has a lot of benefits to it and is a nice bonus for everyone that was
involved. Some types of celebrations can be going out for dinner one night as a team, going go-
karting or even simply just sitting down and conduct a team meeting which reviews the results that
have been brought to the table.