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sustainability of business processes& stability the real problem lies with the experiences. Building an enriching
nimble execution. distribution and management of work employee experience that fosters
among the various employee units. creativity, open communication,
Problems Leading to an Inflexible Listed down are a few prospective, collaboration and engagement is vital
Organizational Structure workable solutions. to drive growth for businesses. It
In order to know how to lead an helps businesses and employees reach
organization towards obtaining l Re-alignment of the work design their maximum potential. Hence,
agility, the problems that give rise to in a way that agility is maintained employers must redesign key human
inefficiency must be first identified. through change management. Ways capital practices (employee benefits,
Among the various reasons that might and methods should be derived so recognition, Evp) that resonate with
be a reason for lack of changeable that organizational agility is sought lifestyle choices of employees. In the
workflow in an organization, a few without keeping the tasks and present scenario, offering curated
have been mentioned below. targets at stake. experiences is the best way to recognize
honest efforts from employees
1) Rumpled work structure - It is l In order to prioritize the motive and incentivize positive workplace
imperative that the work design in that efforts of the taskforce are behaviour
any organization is revamped with turned into success it is necessary
changing times. The traditional that their work is streamlined and Essentially, it’s a lot more about
workflow might be advantageous well communicated. When the task Change management - as even
to some, however, not to all. Every force is well aware of their roles with the right skills, technology
organization is required to analyze and responsibilities it becomes easy adoption may fail, if employees are
the pain points and make necessary for them to individually as well not educated about the change, the
arrangements to bring in the change. as collectively derive methods to why of change & its benefits. The
maximize their productivity. Why, its resonance with employees
2) Ineffable teams - Until and & the benefits at all levels needs to be
unless a team is moved out of their l The main aim of any organization widely communicated & cascaded with
comfort zones they will never be is to make their thought and success stories across the entire system.
able to realize their potential and product reach the end-user with While the CXO suite plays a major
capabilities. Intransigent teams transparency. To achieve this aim role here, by inspiring and enthusing
might get overwhelmed with the they are required to shift their employees to embrace technology.
work at hand leading to rejection of decisions regarding technology HR leaders& Change Management
the work design and organizational and resource mobility. With Champions must be able to leverage
values. evolving and advanced technologies Influencers to be digital-leaders, acting
emerging around the corner an as role-models of tech-usage. This must
3) Redundant technology and organization should also adapt to be complemented with continuous
culture - A mix of technology the change. investment in employees i.e. training
and culture are required in every employees and supervisors on how to
field of work. Being cohesive, l As aforementioned one of the use and leverage technology to perform
understanding every individual’s biggest hurdles in the way of well.
culture and pace of adapting helps maintaining organizational agility
an organization to rebuild itself and through change management To summarize the entire topic of
excel in their domains. methodology is unbending maintaining organizational agility
resources. When the resources are through change management I would
4) Unbending/Unyielding resources not flexible enough at the disposal say ‘Do you know what it is like to
- There are certain resources in of the company their use cannot live in a city under sea?’ No, not
every organization which turn out be fully optimized. This issue can until you experience this in person.
to be rigid after a certain point be solved by redefining roles of Similarly, in the ongoing organizational
of time and are at the disposal. permission granting units at an transition if human resources are not
Modifications and replacements organization and dismantling the allowed to design, test and fail/pass
of such resources are the need of pre-existing redundant hierarchy. a method to bring about agility the
the hour in order to cope with the This will lead to flexibility in entire motive behind the process is
changing scenarios. Resources are management. lost. An organization cannot function
required to be efficiently allocated efficiently without the workforce
and flexible. What More Can Be Done Through taking active involvement in reshaping
Change Management? the workflow.
What are Solutions That Lead to With respect to changes in the
Organizational Agility? workplace paradigm, the new-age
While any HR aims at acquiring workforce prefers to focus more on

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