Organizational Assessment:
Readiness For Change
How ready is the organization to change, to adapt, to innovate, and to move in the direction defined by the needs of the marketplace?
The Organizational Assessment analyzes those characteristics that facilitate and inhibit the change process. Certain conditions need to be in place in order for company to change, innovate, and respond to changes in their marketplace.
Readiness for change is assessed in four broad areas: People/Culture; Systems/Technology; Leadership and Decision Making.
Topics
| People/Culture | Systems/Technology |
| Need for Change | Internal Communication |
| Confidence in Ability to Change | External Communication |
| Loyalty and Trust | Human Resource System |
| Response to Innovation | Quality System |
| Future Orientation | Communication Technology |
| Tools and Equipment | |
| Leadership | Decision Making |
| Confidence in Leaders | Complexity |
| Ability of Leaders to Motivate Change | Problem Solving Style |
| Communication Effectiveness | Empowerment Structure |
Questions Answered
- Do most people in the organization have beliefs and attitudes that are
conducive to change, or do their beliefs and attitudes make change difficult? - Does the company have the necessary tools, information and systems in
place to do their jobs, or are they lacking and out-of-date? - Do employees feel that the decision-making process facilitates or inhibits
the change process? - Does the company have leaders who can generate the energy to motivate
employees to change, or is change leadership lacking in the organization?
