Development of programs for increasing the involvement of company employees in the context of organizational changes

Abstract

The article deals with the challenge that every company faces when implementing organizational changes – resistance to change. Arguments are made in favor of the fact that the phenomenon is a natural reaction to change on the part of employees. The author emphasizes the importance and significance of actions taken by the company’s management that allow purposefully managing the process. He notes that the way the company’s management supports its employees in the process of change and manages resistance to change minimizes the impact on employees, increases the effectiveness of the overall employee engagement program, and opens the door to improving project results and realizing benefits. The author also names the most typical causes of resistance to change and provides a description of the most well-known methods of managing resistance, which help to mitigate the negative impact of resistance. The article specially features with the recommendations for providing assistance and support to company employees in the process of organizational changes, the actual steps in developing a program to increase employee engagement, allowing set up the process of managing resistance in order to minimize its impact on employees in the corporate environment and the organization as a whole.