Employee engagement for control freaks

摘要

This paper aims to claim that most people are control freaks and explain how they can be encouraged to accept change. Design/methodology/approach: The paper puts forward a five-step plan to help to create genuine change in an organization. Findings: The paper describes the five stages as: uncertainty; denial; negotiation; reflection; and action. Practical implications: The paper advances the view that the job of the leader is to move people through these five stages as fast as possible; arguably the definition of leadership is to get people through these stages quicker than on their own. Social implications: This paper highlights, at a time when organizational change is the norm, a way in which managers can encourage their people to accept and embrace this change. Originality/value: The paper reveals that authentic leadership means creating an emotional journey towards an inspirational vision of the future - creating a compelling mission or purpose - and then communicating this effectively.