4) Communication of new hierarchical structure Because of their change
averse nature,there will be a lot of confusion regarding the new role,and he needs to deal with it We suggest following approach 1) Operational knowledge -He needs to understand the process and structure.He can do so by interacting with different managers and department heads during his first initial days 2) Understanding the problems-After having discussions with the managers, he needs to zero down on the problems that the plant is facing. He needs to leverage his analytical abilities and suggest improvements 3)Getting people to implement the solutions-He should leverage his peoples skills and communicate to everybody, their roles and responsibilities