Change Management

Change Management is an approach to transitioning people, processes and resources using methods to achieve better results.

Change is continuously focus on the future, taking the right decisions at the right moment and therefore this is an important factor for businesses. When a company of organization undertakes projects or initiatives to improve performance, business opportunities or change key issues, they often require certain in the business processes, job roles, organizational structures and more.

Change management deals with many different disciplines, from behavioral and social sciences aspects to IT and business processes.

Change often invokes resistance with employees. It’s a systematic approach by a change manager to deal with change both from the perspective of an organization and the individual. There have been lots of scientific and practical studies on change Management for a learning point of view.

What are the most known and used change models and methods? What are their success stories and practical tips when you apply these? These posts are all about great change management tools and methods that can help you to achieve your goal or understand certain aspects that come with organizational change.

ADDIE Model

by Ben JanseChange ManagementJuly 4, 2018November 27, 2019

The ADDIE model is an informal term for the waterfall model and is one of the most widely used methods in the development of educational processes.

River Theory Model

by Geert StradmeijerChange ManagementApril 11, 2018November 19, 2019

This article describes the River Theory Approach in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful change management tool. How do you implement change processes?…

Spiral Dynamics

by Patty MulderChange ManagementJanuary 8, 2018November 19, 2019

This article explains Spiral Dynamics by Clare Graves in a practical way. After reading it, you will understand the basics of this powerful change management and behaviour tool. What is…

The Mature Organization

by Remco MeisnerChange ManagementMay 9, 2017October 15, 2019

This article explains why organizations ought to aim for maturity, and how this maturity can be measured and improved. Organizational Maturity Although there’s no clear indication regarding the amount of…

Repetitive Deficit

by Jos KokChange ManagementApril 1, 2015November 19, 2019

This article explains the theory of Repetitive Deficit in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful change management tool. What is Repetitive Deficit Processes…

ADKAR model of change

by Patty MulderChange ManagementSeptember 15, 2014November 27, 2019

The ADKAR model was developed by Jeff Hiatt and is a change management tool to help identify why change is difficult and why some changes succeed while others are unsuccessful.

Six Change Approaches

by Vincent van VlietChange ManagementMay 12, 2014October 15, 2019

This article explains Six Change Approaches, developed by John Kotter and Leonard Schlesinger in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful change management tool….

Behavioral Change Model

by Patty MulderChange ManagementApril 5, 2014November 19, 2019

The Balm Behavioral Change Model can help you to understand the process during change. According to Marcel Balm, people go through six stages in the complexity of change

Single and double loop learning

by Vincent van VlietChange ManagementFebruary 23, 2014December 10, 2019

This article explains single loop learning and double loop learning, developed by Chris Argyris and Donald Schön in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this…

Action Research

by Patty MulderChange ManagementFebruary 10, 2014November 27, 2019

Action Research is a form of collective self-reflective enquiry, undertaken by participants in social situations such as employees within an organization.