Al-tech Manufacturing has seen a downturn in the market which resulted in a reduction of sales and net income.\u00a0 In a move to improve profitability and reduce overall administrative expenses, senior management has decided to merge with a former rival company (Border Manufacturing).\u00a0\u00a0 The offices of the two companies were merged which necessitated some layoffs.\tYou are a manager with Al-tech.\u00a0 Before the merger you had a team of twelve who were responsible for the administration of payroll.\u00a0 During the merger, your boss was let go along with four of your team members.\u00a0 You have two new team members (John and Kerry) from the Border Company.\u00a0\tJohn 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.\tYour 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.\tSeveral members of your team have been adversely affected by the change.\u00a0 For example, Bob has told you that he is actively looking for a new job and Jill’s productivity has slowed.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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.\tIt 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.\u00a0 And you succeeded!\tYou’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.\tDirections:\t1. \ufffd Write a 3 to 4 page newsletter article as the manager of this fictitious company with a team as described above.\u00a0 Include the following points in this article:\t1. \ufffd The classification and explanation of the change as either first-order or second-order.\u00a0\t2. \ufffd The challenges that team members felt due to the downsizing and the merger. Give two examples of each.\u00a0\u00a0\t3. \ufffd The risks you anticipated and the mitigation steps you planned in dealing with the risks.\u00a0 Give an example of two risks, each with a mitigation plan.\u00a0\t4. \ufffd The types of resistance your team exhibited and what techniques you used in dealing with each type.\u00a0 Give three examples.\u00a0\t5. \ufffd The eight steps you took, using Kotter’s change management model, to engage your team in making the transition successful.\u00a0\tMake sure to include at least 3 outside resources, one of which may be your text, to justify your suggestions.\u00a0 Your report should be professional and directed toward middle management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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