Change Management For The Public Sector
John F. Kennedy once wrote, “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or
the present are certain to miss the future.” This statement simply explains that it is pertinent
that managers become visionary leaders and should be able to decide on changes and
effectively implement them.
The term “Change Management” refers to the task of managi
ng change. The one constant
factor that every organization is exposed to is change because it is inevitable. It affects every
country, industry, organization, and household in all sizes. Further to this, the determining
factor to success depends on how change is managed or implemented towards greater
organizational efficiency and increased performance.
The context of the public sector is becomingmore complex especially as government strives to improve andmodernize services hence, the need for a fully responsive public sector. This course aims to identify the roles and functions of leadership in effecting and managing change within the public sector and how these functions can be adequately exercised.