Managing Change Through People: Transformative Role of HR in Organizational Transitions

Abstract

Characteristics of modern enterprises are being defined by organizational change as they are adapting to the new competitive pressures, technological advances, and shifting workforce expectations. Successful transformation is not only depending on strategies and systems but, more dependent on people. The explanation how HR this paper is based on the way Human Resource (HR) management can help organizations in change by people being focused on. HR’s role in transformation is shown, supporting employees, and building a culture that embraces change. This is derived from Kotter’s Eight-Step Change Model and the ADKAR Model of Individual Change, HR work is explained deeper in this paper such as training leaders, communication, support, engagement, and culture management that facilitate effective change implementation. In Kenya and the world's point of view, barriers are highlighted which hinder the effectiveness of HR, including resistance to change, weak strategic positioning, limited resources, and cultural rigidity.  It is recommended that increased HR’s strength of capacity, fostering learning cultures, improving communication systems, and embedding well-being and inclusivity at the core of organizational transformation.