Implementing Change - Developing a Strategy to Make Change Happen.

Abstract

Military organizations undergo change as new equipment, programs, technology and personnel are introduced. Leaders will be required to implement change. Orders and directives from headquarters do not mean that change will automatically follow. In order to implement change the leader must know: the composition and characteristics of his group; the process an individual and a group will follow adopting change; how to develop team work and cooperation; how to develop a change strategy; how to counter resistance; and how to combine all this knowledge with skillful interpersonal communications to guide the group through the adoption process. Leaders can apply the change principles and strategy presented in this report to increase the probability that their decisions and policies will happen. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180872

Entities

People

  • Victor L. Ferguson

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Cooperation
  • Directives
  • Group Dynamics
  • Mathematics
  • Military Organizations
  • Probability
  • Resistance

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Strategic Security Studies