Project managers beware : the resistance to change you experience may be due to Senior Leadership rather than just your methods or employees

Matt Donald

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[For many years Organisations implementing change Projects have noticed that their projects often fail or have sub-optimal results. The first academics to study this field (Lewin 1945) believed that the issue was solely caused by the method and sequence of events that were selected by the Management team. The term “resistance to change” has been used to describe the way an organisation does not change as expected. In recent times “resistance to change” term has been placed on employees and their attitudes rather than systems or management (Schalk, 1998). A Project Manager should know that “resistance” or barriers to change remain common in the workforce as indicated by interviews by this researcher on the topic. Rather than resistance being just one person or single cause it may be that resistance is derived from multiple sources (Goltz, 2003). Resistance may not be just an employee or a manager derived issue but rather its roots may lie with leadership at the top of the organisation or Project. Project Managers may need to consider whether their Sponsors and Senior Manager are supporting the change, as well as how they can be involved and assist with leading the change.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDelivering Benefits and Value: Proceedings of the Australian Institute of Project Management National 2014 Conference, 12-15 October 2014, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
    PublisherAustralian Institute of Project Management
    Pages1-5
    Number of pages5
    ISBN (Print)9780646929255
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    EventAustralian Institute of Project Management. Conference -
    Duration: 12 Oct 2014 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceAustralian Institute of Project Management. Conference
    Period12/10/14 → …

    Keywords

    • project management
    • organizational change
    • leadership

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