Change Management Principles
Change management helps organisations plan and support people through change. This technique shows how its key principles can help embed sustainability into everyday work, so new ways of working are understood, adopted, and maintained.
Technique Overview
Change Management Principles Definition
Change management is the structured approach to moving an organisation, and the people within it, from a current state to a desired future state. It applies established principles and models to plan, lead, and embed change so that it is adopted and sustained rather than resisted or reversed. Culture management is the related practice of deliberately shaping an organisation’s shared values, norms, and behaviours to support that change. For CR&S, both are essential as embedding sustainability requires changing how an organisation operates and the culture that determines how it behaves.
Change Management Principles Description *
* The full technique overview will be available soon. Contact us to register your interest in our business management platform, and learn all about Change Management Principles.
Business Evidence
Strengths, weaknesses and examples of Change Management Principles *
* The business evidence section is for premium members only. Please contact us about accessing the Business Evidence.
Business Application
Implementation, success factors and measures of Change Management Principles *
* The business application section is for premium members only. Please contact us about accessing the Business application.
Professional Tools
Change Management Principles videos and downloads *
* The professional tools section is for premium members only. Please contact us about accessing the professional tools.
Further Reading
Change Management Principles web and print resources *
Change Management Principles references (4 of up to 20) *
- Heflo (2025) Change Management Models: 5 Proven Frameworks with Examples. www.heflo.com/blog/change-management-models
- Hiatt, J. (2006) ADKAR: A Model for Change in Business, Government and Our Community. Loveland: Prosci Learning Center.
- Kotter, J.P., Leading Change (Boston, Harvard Business School Press, 1996).
- Kotter, J.P. and Cohen, D.S., The Heart of Change (Boston, Harvard Business Review Press, 2012).
* The further reading section is for premium members only. Please contact us about accessing the further reading.
Learn more about KnowledgeBrief Manage and how you can equip yourself with the knowledge to succeed on Change Management Principles and hundreds of other essential business management techniques