Principles of Change Management

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 Introduction

 Change is constant
 Changemanagement is a key concern in healthcare
management
 Change management is about evaluation, planning,
and implementation of change strategies
 (Al-Abri, 2007)
 Lewin’s three stage model of change

Unfreeze – Change - Freeze

Stages of organizational change
Unfreeze
• Creating awareness on the need for
change
 Lewin’s three stage model of change

Change
• Implementation of Change
Freeze
• Solidifying the new state after the change
(Hussain, et al., 2018)
Lewin’s three stage model of change

Readiness for change is a precursor to

change and the making of change being
permanent
 Kotter’smodel of change

Create urgency
Powerfull coalition
Vision for change
Communicate the vision
 Kotter’smodel of change

Remove obstacles
Short-term wins
Build on the change
Corporate culture
3 main tenets of Kotter’smodel of change

Creating a climate for change

Enabling change
Sustaining change

(Carman, Vanderpool, Stradtman, &

Edmiston, 2019)
References

 Al-Abri, R. (2007). Managing Change in Healthcare. Oman Medical Journal,

22(3), 9-10.
 Carman, A., Vanderpool, R., Stradtman, L. R., & Edmiston, E. A. (2019). A
Change-Management Approach to Closing Care Gaps in a Federally Qualified
Health Center: A Rural Kentucky Case Study. Preventing Chronic Disease, 16,
E105.
 Hussain, S. T., Lai, S., Akram, T., Haider, M. J., Hussain, S. H., & Ali, M. (2018).
Kurt Lewin's change model: A critical review of the role of leadership and
employee involvement in organizational change. Journal of Innovation and
Knowledge, 3(3), 123-127.