Question:
Every week, the HR division has a virtual team meeting in which you discuss both specific and general issues relating to CF&F. The focus this week is on developing a collaborative workplace culture.
You know that in implementing any major organizational change initiative, there will be resistance to it. The talk turns to the use of power, conflict, and coalitions. You decide to help the group by doing some research on these concepts to understand how they play out in moving the change forward and in resistance to any change.
Answer these questions:
How does power move a change initiative forward, and how is it used to block changes?
What can HR and senior leadership do to use power to move change levers?
How can conflict be a powerful tool for organization change and growth?
How can HR and senior leadership determine when and how to use conflict?
Coalitions move the organizational culture in many directions (and block movements as well). How can the organization determine which coalitions are helping the change and which are blocking the change?
How can you use that information to help move the organization toward the desired future state of the change? Be sure to provide examples.