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Air Force Materiel Command (May 9, 2007): AFMC unit helps workforce manage change.(Career Development)
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Defense AT & L
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September 1, 2007
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Successful organizational change can be quite difficult to accomplish--it can be like trying to change a person's habits.
Most of Air Force Materiel Command's workforce has been involved with initiatives that generate change. An ongoing example is continuous process improvement--an effort to enhance the way AFMC performs core functions to better support the warfighter.
Continuous improvement also implies continuous change, which can be disruptive to an organization. To survive in such an environment, leaders of improvement initiatives must engage proactively in managing the impacts to the workforce.
Fortunately, there is an ...