The need for Organizational Change often stems from the aspiration to grow:

Macro- Meso-Micro level change

Growth feeds on change, when things are the same it feels stagnant, isn't it?

Change happens at three levels Macro, Meso & Micro within ourselves, a system, and an Organization.

For an individual, macro-level change might involve a complete personality transformation, meso-level change could include adjustments in body weight, nutrition, or knowledge in a specific domain, and micro-level change might focus on shifts in certain beliefs and values.

Organizations go through these levels of change all the time, whether planned or unplanned :

1.Macro level change - entire organization goes through the change.

2.Meso level change - only a team/function/dept goes through change

3. Micro Level Change - Individual change

Everything is connected and so regardless of the level, all change cascades and influences each other.

1. So, Why is macro-level change important, and what's the impact of it?

Macro change can often manifest as a need to establish agility, breaking stereotypical boundaries, positive and motivated work culture, enhanced collaboration, speed scaling up, increase alignment, distribute decision-making, institute focused improvement, and develop new-age Leadership Style or leverage technological automation,?

Few areas where Macro change takes place are:??

1. Cultural Change
2. Business/operating model redesign?
3. Ecosystem design and orchestration?
4. Value-chain transformation (e.g., supply chain or end-to-end product development process)?
5. Re-imagining of the company (mission/vision)?
6. Spinoff/divestiture from parent company?
7. M&A pre/post-merger due diligence/integration
8. Digital Tranformation

What more can you add to list of Macro change?

2. What opportunities does Meso-level change bring in, then?

The idea of meso-level change could be for reasons such as to bring focused improvement in one of the aspects or areas. It could be cost control or cash flow increase, enhance some of the processes, product development, development in customer delight, draw more collaboration and support, conflict within teams, automate certain manual processes, and generate more productivity.

Meso level change emerges :

1. Cross-functional/multi-stakeholder problem-solving?

?2. Opportunity to re-invent ceratin design, product specification or process

?3.End-to-end process reengineering (value stream)?

4.Customer journey transformation?

?5. Business unitl reorganization?

6. Team collaboration

7. What more can you add to list of Meso change?

3. Micro-level change - What’s in it for me?

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy

Self-change often begins with reflecting on the future you envision. To lead yourself and others towards that vision, it's crucial to identify the changes you need to develop first.

Micro-level change often manifests with a desire to update the learning curve, self-development. and leadership skills aligning with our Goals. An individual is also required to change during macro and meso change. For eg; one needs to shift their beliefs, perception, and values as part of culture change. Key skills such as cross-functional collaboration, critical thinking, accountability, and reflective learning from past mistakes are essential.

What’s one change you can implement right away? How will it benefit your team, organization, and yourself?

(feel free to share all the reflections in the comment section)

In our next newsletter, we will learn about how can we navigate ourselves, our Teams and cross functions successfully during the process of Change management and create alternative opportunities for our Growth. Stay tuned

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." - Alan Watts