Change Management Reflection

This book particularly is strong in the area of change management in an organization. There is so much you can gain form this little fable. I enjoyed this book because the author has developed the characters very effectively that makes you actually visualize them. And there were some points when I was actually started correlating the characters with myself while reading the fable. Overall author uses a metaphor for how an association can make a required change. Stories, narratives and storytelling have a key role in the conceptualization of organizational learning and sense making (Reissner, 2008). Ambiguity of the metaphor in fables can open up better approaches for conceptualizing and dealing with organizational change (Cliff Oswick, 1996),

While reading this book, I was not just reading the story which moves around the characters in this book, I was reading my own story by relating it to my past and current life. When I decided to pursue my post-graduation from University of Auckland, I had to convince my family and friends that why it is important for my future, I had to communicate the message. There were many naysayers around me who pointed out the disadvantages and risks in my decisions, but I was confident on my part and I could convince my parents about it. My close friends and relatives supported my decision and helped me get through it. It was the first time I was getting out of my comfort zone and my monotonous life as an Oracle-PL/SQL developer. The change is inevitable. I had accepted the reality that if I have to survive in today’s competitive world, especially in IT industry, then I ought to expand my boundaries of knowledge. An Iceberg for me was my previous work situation where there were no more opportunities for me to grow and I had to develop a change vision. Now I have been enrolled in the top most university of New Zealand and created a short term win. But I realized, after reading this book that the change is not over yet, it has just begun, and the journey of adapting new things and changing perspective as an IT engineer will continue in future. Instead of being complacent I will have to work hard and strive to achieve bigger goals in my life. The only thing I will suggest is, while reading this book one should identify their ‘Iceberg’ and if it is melting, act accordingly, then this his book will surely help you make your future