Change Strategies for Accelerating Changes

The five change strategies that leaders can utilize:

• Directive strategy – the manager uses his authority and imposes change with little or no involvement of other people.
• Expert strategy – usually involves expertise to manage and solve technical problems that result from the change.
• Negotiating strategy – manager shows willingness to negotiate and bargain in order to effect change with timely adjustments and concessions.
• Educative strategy – when the manager plans to change peoples’ values and beliefs.
• Participative strategy – when the manager stresses the full involvement of all of those involved and affected by the anticipated changes.

These are not mutually exclusive. It is not uncommon to use 2 or 3 or even all five on larger, more complicated changes.