Katherine Sopranos is a Chicago resident with over 20 years of experience in executive communications. She has worked for top Fortune 500 companies like Boeing, Tribune Company, and Northern Trust. Now self-employed, Katherine Sopranos offers leadership management training and consulting in various areas, including change management.
Change management entails identifying and implementing organizational changes to minimize losses, maximize profit, or achieve other long-term goals. A change management consultant if often at the center of this process, a professional who prepares, implements, and executes these changes.
A change management consultant can transform organizations by advising, guiding, and supporting them during major transitions such as going public or restructuring. Without the correct approach, such changes can lead to backlash and resistance from stakeholders and the organization’s teams.
The consultant conducts an internal assessment to identify risks and resistance from various corners and find the optimal implementation strategy for the proposed changes.
Additionally, a change management consultant can work closely with an organization to develop a sound change management strategy to effect a business’ cultural transformation. They can achieve this by training employees and executives on new attitudes and approaches toward completing tasks, identifying and improving communications, and fostering interpersonal relationships in the organization.
For a change to be effective, the change management consultant needs to track progress in how the organization adopts it and whether they should adjust any strategies. This process may require the consultant to collaborate with senior leadership, project managers, and business analysts.
Change management entails identifying and implementing organizational changes to minimize losses, maximize profit, or achieve other long-term goals. A change management consultant if often at the center of this process, a professional who prepares, implements, and executes these changes.
A change management consultant can transform organizations by advising, guiding, and supporting them during major transitions such as going public or restructuring. Without the correct approach, such changes can lead to backlash and resistance from stakeholders and the organization’s teams.
The consultant conducts an internal assessment to identify risks and resistance from various corners and find the optimal implementation strategy for the proposed changes.
Additionally, a change management consultant can work closely with an organization to develop a sound change management strategy to effect a business’ cultural transformation. They can achieve this by training employees and executives on new attitudes and approaches toward completing tasks, identifying and improving communications, and fostering interpersonal relationships in the organization.
For a change to be effective, the change management consultant needs to track progress in how the organization adopts it and whether they should adjust any strategies. This process may require the consultant to collaborate with senior leadership, project managers, and business analysts.