LOVELAND, Colo., May 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Prosci, the largest provider of leadership tools for managing the people side of change, released its 2008 "Change Management Guide for Managers." Never before has a product provided such a comprehensive set of tools to enable managers and supervisors to become great change leaders.
Managers and supervisors play a vital role in successful change. "Best Practices research in change management identified employee resistance as the NUMBER ONE obstacle to successful change in an organization," stated Tim Creasey, Director of Research and Development at Prosci. "That same research shows that an employee's direct supervisor has the greatest influence on their employee's engagement in the change process. Employees want to hear about the nature of the change and how it's going to impact them from the person who knows the most about their work situation - their manager."
Prosci's "Change Management Guide for Managers" is a new approach to managing change that begins with helping managers prepare themselves for change. "This is a new concept. Most managers think of managing their employee's resistance to a change but not their own. This toolkit helps bring managers onboard first," said Jeff Hiatt, CEO of Prosci. "In turn, managers can then become great change leaders for their employees."
Preparing yourself for change
Part one of this new toolkit is full of worksheets and exercises to help managers understand the changes underway in their organization. This process enables them to identify their own resistance to change and to adapt to those changes. Part one also presents the critical competencies for becoming great change leaders, including how to use the most sought after change management tool for managing individual change, the ADKAR Model. Managers will receive hands-on learning, with the tools needed, to address their own concerns and to manage resistance with employees. This includes understanding how to communicate about the change with employees, how to coach their group through a change process and how to manage change at an individual level.
Leading employees through change
Part two of the "Change Management Guide for Managers" is leading employees through change. "This is where the rubber meets the road. The manager is fully onboard, understands the need for the change, what will be changing and how it's going to impact them as well as their employees. Now they can lead their employees through the change process," said Tim Creasey.
During this process, employees will be introduced to the ADKAR model, an individual model for assessing strengths and gaps in each employee's change process. Part two provides the managers with a toolkit of worksheets and planning templates to use with their employees.
"This toolkit is the most comprehensive guide available for managers who want to become great change leaders," states Jeff Hiatt. "No other product provides a process that is easier to use and that combines a tool with the proven track record of ADKAR. This product brings all of the pieces together in one easy-to-use toolkit."
The "Change Management Guide for Managers" is a 3-ring binder product with CD. This product has a list price of $189. Volume discounts are available. Product is now available.