What makes a competent change manager? The importance of developing the “right” attitudes

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of developing the “right” attitudes toward change. Design/methodology/approach The viewpoint is based on more than 20 years of experience gained and insights developed through consulting projects and training conducted for numerous mul...

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Main Author: HOE, Siu Loon
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sis_research-63152020-10-08T09:00:10Z What makes a competent change manager? The importance of developing the “right” attitudes HOE, Siu Loon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of developing the “right” attitudes toward change. Design/methodology/approach The viewpoint is based on more than 20 years of experience gained and insights developed through consulting projects and training conducted for numerous multinational companies and public sector organizations across Asia. An overview of international and national competency frameworks that include change management from Australia, United Kingdom, and Singapore is also presented. Findings A competent change manager requires a combination of knowledge, skills, and attitude to effect change. While knowledge and skills have traditionally been emphasized, there is a need to develop the “right” attitude as well. Research limitations This article is based on the author's personal viewpoint which may be subjective. Practical limitations The paper provides researchers with an insight on the importance of attitudes as a key contributing factor to change management competency. For the practitioners, it provides another perspective for designing more effective education programs to train change managers with an emphasis on attitudes. Originality/value This paper contributes to the existing change management literature by providing insights on the importance of competency, in particular, the “right” attitude required of a change manager. 2017-04-09T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/5312 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Information Systems eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Skills Competency Empathy Change management Knowledge Attitudes Databases and Information Systems Management Information Systems
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
country Singapore
collection InK@SMU
language English
topic Skills
Competency
Empathy
Change management
Knowledge
Attitudes
Databases and Information Systems
Management Information Systems
spellingShingle Skills
Competency
Empathy
Change management
Knowledge
Attitudes
Databases and Information Systems
Management Information Systems
HOE, Siu Loon
What makes a competent change manager? The importance of developing the “right” attitudes
description Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of developing the “right” attitudes toward change. Design/methodology/approach The viewpoint is based on more than 20 years of experience gained and insights developed through consulting projects and training conducted for numerous multinational companies and public sector organizations across Asia. An overview of international and national competency frameworks that include change management from Australia, United Kingdom, and Singapore is also presented. Findings A competent change manager requires a combination of knowledge, skills, and attitude to effect change. While knowledge and skills have traditionally been emphasized, there is a need to develop the “right” attitude as well. Research limitations This article is based on the author's personal viewpoint which may be subjective. Practical limitations The paper provides researchers with an insight on the importance of attitudes as a key contributing factor to change management competency. For the practitioners, it provides another perspective for designing more effective education programs to train change managers with an emphasis on attitudes. Originality/value This paper contributes to the existing change management literature by providing insights on the importance of competency, in particular, the “right” attitude required of a change manager.
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title What makes a competent change manager? The importance of developing the “right” attitudes
title_short What makes a competent change manager? The importance of developing the “right” attitudes
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title_fullStr What makes a competent change manager? The importance of developing the “right” attitudes
title_full_unstemmed What makes a competent change manager? The importance of developing the “right” attitudes
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2017
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