Checklist for Exploring Readiness for Change:
1. General Considerations
- Size of the organisation
- Growth rate
- Crisis (situation)
- Macro-economic
- OD history
- Culture
- Time commitment
- Money
- Access to people
2. Resources
- Labour contract limitations
- Structural flexibility
- Interpersonal skills
3. People Variables
- Management development
- Flexibility at the top
- Internal change agents
This instrument or checklist could be served to a number of people in the organisation, involving the top management and the findings should be discussed. This will provide an idea about the readiness as well as the stages of awareness towards a few of the crucial pre-requisites. A few questions might also be considered for examining several aspects for readiness for change.