Lewin's Force Field Analysis and Kotter's 8 Steps

For change management to be successful, employees must be convinced that the forces for change are stronger than the forces against change. ____ ____ ____ is a method to analyse and compare the forces of change. It is a tool that can be used as a part of the unfreezing stage to help employees understand the need for change.

How does Lewin's force field analysis function?

• A template is used to organise thinking. It is used to record the forces that support change and those that create resistance to change.

• These forces are reviewed and rated according to their importance. The rating could be out of five, the higher the rating the more important the force has on the proposed change.

• A proposal looks viable if the force for change scores higher than the force against change. The analysis lists the forces that can be supported and built on and the forces against change that can be managed and reduced.

• If the forces against change result is greater, the management may be able to find ways to reduce them.

• The analysis also assists management to develop action plans that exploit the forces for change and reduce the forces against change.

John Kotter developed ____ steps for change management to make change more likely to be successful and a long-term change. He saw those ____ steps to be critical success factors in managing change.

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