Abstract:
Leader can be very effective in managing resistance to change. We live in complex
and dynamic times that feed off uncertainty and a multi-diversity of relations
(identity, economic, social, geographical, political, cognitive, intercultural,
institutional, historica. Strategically participative leadership may relatively slow to
implement.Requires more resources and more costly due to the number of meetings that take
place, the payment of consultants/experts over a longer time period and the outcomes cannot
be predicted in organizational development to change .The qualities of appropriate vision
and innovative approach may lead a leader to be more effective and capable to run
an organizational and better cope with organizational matters. The leadership managing
resistance on the organization has bearing on encouraging or inhibiting employee
performance and organization change. The main purpose of this study was to assess
the role of leadership in managing resistance to change development taking place in
Public Service sector, As the researcher investigated and analyzed the data it shows
the organization of the study area resist to changes because of the fear of unknown,
loss of freedom, limited resources, knowledge or skill gap and past habit experience.
To achieve this purpose descriptive research design were used. The study also used
mixed research approach.Both probability and non-probability sampling techniques
have been used in this study. The researcher purposively chooses the Ambo Worad
as it is the key office in the Ambo Woreda administration. The target population of the
study was 268 out of which 73 sample sizes was randomly selected. To analyze the
data both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Moreover, the matization
method was used to analyze the interview data. The study recommends that, creating
leaders awareness, fostering implementers skill and knowledge and allocating the
necessary resources for change in a given organizations plays a paramount role in
managing resistance to change on development
