90
business process, change is usually required to the organizational structure and to specific jobs. Corporate leadership must articulate the reasons that change is critical and must help the workers to visualize and buy into the new vision. Corporate leadership also needs to communicate and cultivate the new value and beliefs of the organization that align and support the corporate goals and objectives. The human resources department also needs to communicate the new reward and compensation system that corresponds to the new job description and identify new training and skills requirements that support the new corporate goal and objectives. It is a common, observable human behavior that people tend to become comfortable in an unchanging and stable environment, and will become uncomfortable and
excited when any change occurs, regardless the level and intensity of the change.
Protect Existing Investment By building a private cloud to leverage existing infrastructure.
Manage Security Risk Placing private cloud computing inside the company reduces some of the fear (e.g., data integrity and privacy issues) usually associated with public cloud.
A Case Study: Waiting in Line fora Special Concert Ticket
It is a Saturday morning in the winter,
the temperature is C outside, and you have been waiting inline outside the arena since 5:00 AM this morning for concert tickets to see a performance by Super tramp. You have been planning for this with your family for the past
10 months since they announced that Super tramp is coming into town next December. When it is your turn at the counter to order tickets, the salesclerk announces that the concert is all sold out. What is your reaction What should you do you need to change the plan Your reaction would most likely be something like this
● Denial.
You are in total disbelief, and the first thing you do is to reject the fact that the concert has been sold out.
● Anger. You probably want to blame the weather you could have come here 10 minutes earlier.
● Bargaining. You try to convince the clerk to check again for any available seats.
● Depression. You are very disappointed and do not know what to do next.
● Acceptance. Finally accepting the inevitable fate, you go to plan B if you have one.
The five-stage process illustrated above was originally proposed by Dr. Elizabeth Ku¨ bler-Ross to deal with catastrophic news. There are times
91 in which people receive news that can seem catastrophic
for example company merger, rightsizing, and soon. In her book
On Death and Dying, Elizabeth Ku¨ bler-Ross describes what is known as the ―Ku¨ bler-
Ross model or the Five Stages of Grief this model relates to change management, specifically the emotions felt by those affected by change. The first stage of major change is often the announcement there are situations when an understanding of the five-stage process will help you move more quickly to deal with the issue.
Share with your friends: