A Time for Change?

Change is now a way of life; however, change is also a difficult and elusive process to manage effectively. Most change models are task focused and look at the practicalities of managing change as an isolated event very much in the ‘here and now’. This article, however, proposes a meta-model for managing the overall change process along a ‘time’ dimension. By placing time as a central concept in change management and addressing the issues related to the past, creating a viable future vision, and identifying what is needed in the present to move to the desired state, HR practitioners can help manage the whole process more effectively and efficiently.