LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

I believe the link between leadership and change management is intrinsic, extrinsic and systemic. In other words the link is to all aspects of change management. Intrinsically, leadership articulates the all important reason why the change is imperative and specially models the change being sought.Change management (sometimes abbreviated as CM) is a collective term for all approaches to prepare, support, and help individuals, teams, and organizations in making organizational change. The most common change drivers include: technological evolution, process reviews, crisis, and consumer habit changes; pressure from new business entrants, acquisitions, mergers, and organizational restructuring. It includes methods that redirect or redefine the use of resources, business process, budget allocations, or other modes of operation that significantly change a company or organization. Organizational change management (OCM) considers the full organization and what needs to change, while change management may be used solely to refer to how people and teams are affected by such organizational transition. It deals with many different disciplines, from behavioral and social sciences to information