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Addressing Organizational Change
Whether this is your first or fifth social purpose business, planning and launching a new venture will cause organizational changes. These changes may lead to tensions and uncertainty among staff, clients and other stakeholders. The cultural change that accompanies the opening of the new business can be one of the major challenges you will face.
The best way to address organizational change is through transparency and communication. People often resist change when they are unsure how it will affect them. Your staff and stakeholders may resist change because they do not understand the goals of the new business venture or because they do not feel that their ideas or concerns are being heard.
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Clear communication is key to help staff and stakeholders understand the changes that occur when developing a social purpose business. With staff and stakeholders, complete the Communicating Organizational Change worksheet to address these issues.
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