More Turbulent Change

Introduction

Organizations are changing at a phenomenal pace today. Nothing happens in a vacuum and everything has a ripple effect. These changes are caused by any number of events including

• a change in management or the instruction of new leadership teams
• a merger with or an acquisition of another organization
• the introduction of new or upgraded technology
• a market shift that increases competition
• world or political events that interrupt or change current business practices or models
• endless other events or circumstances that introduce change.

No sooner does one change end than another one begins. These changes come in a variety of forms and may be called by many different names, such as reorganizations, downsizing, rightsizing, realignments, ...