Developing change leaders: Assessing the impact of a development programme
Abstract
The literature on change management and change leadership recognises the significance of change as a core aspect of business which is enduring rather than transient. Relatively little research has been conducted into the competencies required for effective change leadership, however, and even less about how these competencies might be developed. This paper examines the application of a process to develop change leadership within one organisation and the impact which this has had in business, organisational and individual competency terms. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative research, the authors have demonstrated that a development intervention has had a notable impact on all three areas. The lessons from this case are discussed along with proposals for further areas of future research.
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There is clear and growing evidence that the role of leaders in the change process significantly affects the success of change.
“there is clear, and growing evidence that the role of leaders in the change process does affect significantly the success of change”
From What Does It Take to Implement Change Successfully? A Study of the Behaviors of Successful Change Leaders (2011) · cites this paper as Higgs & Rowland, 2001
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Higgs, M., & Rowland, D. (2011) · The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science · doi:10.1177/0021886311404556 · Cited by 135 · see citing works
Self-citationChange leaders and change managers: Different or complementary?
Caldwell, R. (2003) · Leadership & Organization Development Journal · doi:10.1108/01437730310485806 · Cited by 102 · see citing works
- Authors
- Higgs, M., & Rowland, D.
- Affiliations
- Henley College (GB)
- ORCID
- Higgs, Malcolm
- Venue
- Journal of Change Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2001-03
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 47-64
- ISSN
- 1469-7017 (ISSN-L)
- 1479-1811
- OpenAlex
- W2038049256
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Change Management (publishedVersion)
- OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) (submittedVersion)
- ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Change and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Leadership and Management in Organizations
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Management and Change
- Keywords
- change leadership, change management, leadership development, competence development, development programmes, organizational change, personal competencies
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