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Force field analysis

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In management & leadership, force field analysis means: A method of examining forces that support a proposed change and forces that restrain it.

In Turkish: güç alanı analizi

How it is used

Use to organise drivers and barriers around a specific change; ratings are assessments, not physical measurements.

Example sentences

  1. The force field analysis identified customer demand as a driver and limited training as a restraint.

    Supporting and restraining influences are examined in the same picture.

  2. After the force field analysis, the team focused on removing approval delays rather than increasing pressure.

    Change can be supported by weakening restraints rather than only strengthening drivers.

Common collocations

  • conduct a force field analysis
  • force field analysis diagram
  • resistance to changeThe unwillingness of people to accept or adapt to a new way of working, often caused by fear of losing something, lack of information or tiredness from earlier changes.
  • change managementThe planned way an organisation prepares, supports and guides people through a major change, such as a new system or a merger, so that the change is accepted and lasts.

More terms: Change Management

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