Posted: March 4th, 2021

Assignment 2: LASA 1 – Change in an Organization

Team in Transition
Al-tech Manufacturing has seen a downturn in the market which  resulted in a reduction of sales and net income.  In a move to improve  profitability and reduce overall administrative expenses, senior  management has decided to merge with a former rival company (Border  Manufacturing). The offices of the two companies were merged which  necessitated some layoffs.
You are a manager with Al-tech.  Before the merger you had a team of  twelve who were responsible for the administration of payroll.  During  the merger, your boss was let go along with four of your team members.  You have two new team members (John and Kerry) from the Border Company. 
John and Kerry come from a different part of the country, have a  different work ethic and exhibit a different culture. They actively try  to engage the existing payroll administration team members in finding  ways to be more productive.
Your original team members’ response to these two new members  suggestions range from hostility to curiosity as they were used to  simply being told what to do.
Several members of your team have been adversely affected by the  change. For example, Bob has told you that he is actively looking for a  new job and Jill’s productivity has slowed.  When asked why, she tells  you she wants to know, in writing, what she needs to be doing different  to meet the new reduced cost goal.  Anne, who was the energetic one on  the team, is now concerned that she will be the next one to go and has  become very quiet.
It was your job to pull these team members together, to determine how  to do payroll for the merged company with less staff, and therefore to  reduce costs.  And you succeeded!
You’ve been asked to write an article for your company newsletter,  explaining what the situation was and how you succeeded in managing the  change to your team.
Directions:

Ace my homework – Write a 3 to 4 page newsletter article as the manager of this  fictitious company with a team as described above.  Get custom essay samples and course-specific study resources via course hero homework for you service – Include the  following points in this article:

The classification and explanation of the change as either first-order or second-order. 
The challenges that team members felt due to the downsizing and the merger. Give two examples of each.  
The risks you anticipated and the mitigation steps you planned in  dealing with the risks.  Give an example of two risks, each with a  mitigation plan. 
The types of resistance your team exhibited and what techniques you used in dealing with each type.  Give three examples. 
The eight steps you took, using Kotter’s change management model, to engage your team in making the transition successful. 

Make sure to include at least 3 outside resources, one of which may  be your text, to justify your suggestions.  Your report should be  professional and directed toward middle management.

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