From the course: Change Management for HR
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Make the business case to overcome resistance
From the course: Change Management for HR
Make the business case to overcome resistance
- My first management job was heading up the capital budgeting team for an automotive manufacturing group in the Detroit area. The company was recently acquired, and I was sent from corporate headquarters to lead the implementation of a new process for getting equipment requests approved. It was not hard to convince people to go along with the new progress, since this was the only way to justify any new equipment purchases. While this was a CFO-driven and an all-or-nothing way to overcome resistance to change, we also helped the engineering teams in the 15 plants learn how to submit their requests and get them approved more quickly than before. This handholding was essential for getting instant adoption, plus it earned us some great recommendations as we implemented other changes into the budgeting process. The lesson here is that HR will find it easier to get support from other departments by first fully understanding…
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