As a follow up to my post from a few days ago about 7 Skills of Change Masters, this article is going to focus on a context for change management – again as laid out by Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a recognized expert in the field of change management and Professor at Harvard Business School.

In her book e-Volve, Dr. Kanter set forth a framework for managing change which she dubbed The Change Wheel. It’s appropriate that she treats the concept of change as one which has no real beginning or end, because the process needs to be continually taking place.

In other words, once any change process is coming to completion, another change process should be beginning anew.
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Folks, I’ve attended a few courses at Harvard Business School. I don’t say that to brag, just to provide a little legitimacy to the following managerial theory I’m about to dish out which came directly from Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a recognized expert in the field of change management.

In her book e-Volve, Dr. Kanter laid out the following characteristics of true change masters. She argues that if we all study and emulate the processes followed by change artists, we will become better managers of change ourselves.

And who needs that? We all do! In just about any business environment the only thing you can really count on is that everything will change. So, it’s best to be prepared for it and if you follow this list – you will be.
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