The age in which we live is changing so fast that we often feel we do not have time to adjust before more change takes place. Change can be defined as any planned or unplanned alteration in the status quo of an organism, situation or process. Change may happen through transmission without deliberate or conscious social actions or decisions or through transformation, which occurs as a result of planned or conscious social decisions or action. Planned change is an intended, designed, or purposeful attempt by an individual, group, organization or larger social system to directly influence the status quo of itself, another organism or a situation. Leadership and Change One of the key parts of the leadership process is dealing with change.
Individuals face change in many different ways.
Sometime it is possible to predict a change, while others occur in an unpredictable fashion. Communities and organizations also experience transitions and changes. The culture of an organization or community is a composite of the individuals who live, work or belong. Organizational change is any planned or unplanned alteration of the status quo which affects the structure, technology and human resources of the total organization. This text was extracted from the publication, EP91.