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When a new management is appointed to a company to take over and realign the organization, it can be a very difficult process. There are many things that need to be taken into consideration, such as, what was the company like before? How many managers are in each department? What are the various job responsibilities of the company? Finally, do we have the budget and the power to make changes? Finding the answers to these questions will give you the ability to begin the process to realign a company.
Being the new manager on board the first thing that needs to be done is to hold a company meeting with all departments in attendance. This gives the opportunity to not only go through the introductions of the new staff, but to add assurance to the company that even though there will be changes, it will only be to reorganize the company to develop a new mission statement for the company. Once the meet and greet of the organization has been accomplished, then the process of appointing a change agent can begin. The change agent in which is appointed would not be someone that is already in management. This person can be from the Human Resources Department. By doing this, you have made a change; yet keep someone in position who already knows the “before” of the company. (Robbins & Coulter, (2007) pp. 360 - 361)
The company in which is being taken over has various managers in many departments. One of the changes that can be done would be to find a department that is not utilizing its full potential. Therefore, we can take these departments and combined them with departments that may need more assistance. While ...