Leading the change in organizations

Globalization has not only converted the world into a small village but also has a great affect on the mindsets of the people. It is the age of rapidly changing business trends, technologies and business environments. Technology maturity makes the customer aware and well informed to the advancements which are made all around the world, in terms of products, services and procedures. Today's business world is highly competitive, thus change must be a naturally occurring activity in a growing organization, there are significant factors that compel the organizations to change. So, it becomes inevitable for the organizations to change. Change has occurred within almost all organizations. Downsizing, relocations, restructuring, technological changes, mergers, process-oriented changes and people oriented changes are happening on a daily basis. The application of continuous development and improvement programs becomes important for the organization to struggle with the competitive conditions, to obtain better results and to maintain its existence. Most organizational theorists agree that effective leadership is one of the most important contributors to lead organizations to change consciously. It is thought that only in this way it will be possible for the organizations to adapt to its environment which has a dynamic and constantly changing nature. In this paper I would like to stress on various facets of leadership which leads to change in the organizations.