Top Change Management Models 1 Kurt Lewin. Kurt Lewin’s Unfreeze-Change-Refreeze model is popular as it’s easy to understand and focuses on process. 2 ADKAR ®. The ADKAR® model is frequently used in organisations. … 3 Kotter’s 8-Step Model of Change. … 4 Stephen Covey: 7 Habits Model. … 5 Kubler-Ross: Stages of Change. …
Developed in the 1940s, Lewin’s change management model remains relevant because of its simple yet effective structure. According to the change model’s namesake, Kurt Lewin, organizational change management can be broken down into three smaller, more manageable stages:
The Transition Model is one of the oldest change management models, created by William Bridges, published in his book Managing Transitions Bridge proposed there are three stages of change. That the change process is a journey.