Managing Change Effectively - Utilizing eLearning for Corporate Training Programs - Change is one of the most talked about topics in business. This is probably because there are few things that are more important to the continued success of an organization.
Managing Change Effectively - Utilizing eLearning for Corporate Training Programs
By Dan MacDonald
Dec 20, 2010 - 1:03:38 AM
Change is one of the most talked about
topics in business. This is probably because there are few things
that are more important to the continued success of an organization.
As Retired Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Eric Shinseki,
put it, “If you don’t like change, you’re going to like
irrelevance even less.” Change is an integral part of all
organizations. It is like oxygen to a person; it is absolutely
required to keep organizations alive. The biggest challenge with
change is the poor reputation that surrounds it. People often
complain about change. Some people fear it. Others fight, resist, or
even secretly work to undermine it. Is change really that bad?
The truth of the matter is that people
do not really dislike change. Most people would not resist change if
they believed it would benefit them. Ask yourself this question:
would employees of an organization resist change if the change
provided them double their salary with twice as much time off? Not
likely. They would probably be willing to take one for the team and
accept without a fight. So it is important to consider why some
change is resisted. Resistance to change commonly occurs when people
think the change will negatively impact them in some way. Change
that requires people to stop, start or change a habit is also often
met with resistance. So, how do organizational leaders minimize
resistance to change?
The most practical solution for
overcoming resistance to change is effective online
corporate
training programs. Many times organizations send out
memos and hold meetings or training sessions to try to communicate
change information to employees. Unfortunately, many employees do not
get the memos or miss the meetings and training and, therefore, are
left in the dark. Soon afterwards, fear and resistance grows. A more
effective method is to use an online solution that allows for the
delivery and subsequent tracking of all important communications and
training related to the change. Whether companies want to share
documents or training videos with employees, the information is ready
and waiting for the employee when they need it. Following
dissemination, managers throughout the organization are able to use
the system to track who has or has not reviewed the information. The
key to decreasing resistance to change is to provide information long
before the change occurs. With an online solution, important training
and information can be developed and sent to employees early. They
can then provide training for the changes will benefit the
organization. Additional training can be offered on the benefits of
implementation. There can be updates as to how the change is being
received by the organization. What positive benefits are coming from
the change? In addition, it becomes possible to receive feedback from
the field using online training systems. This is incredible valuable
as it will allow companies to slightly alter course if needed. It can
act as an early warning system or feedback system.
Our organization offers a turnkey
system to implementing an online learning solution which can
effectively communicate information throughout the entire
organization. Online corporate training programs like BIStrainer can
train thousands of people per day, in multiple languages, in
different countries to bring focus to effectively implementing change
within your organization.
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