“The Role Of Leadership in Change Management; In The Case Of Medium And Small Enterprise, Some Woreda Of Melka Nono Subcity‟‟

Abstract

The business environment is one of the largest job creators in developed and developing countries and is highly competitive in the world. The high number of business projects suggests the existence of underlying effective leadership management which have not been identified. This study aimed to suggest for MSE‟s leadership on the gap of practicing expected roles to manage change towards a positive outcomes.in Shager city, specifically on Melka Nono sub city. Relevant literature has been reviewed to identify the leaders‟ crucial role practices needed to manage organizational change process towards of ensuring the success. Accordingly, six effective change management were identified these are visionary communication, organizational capacity, employees empowerment, teams’ reinforcement, leadership truthfulness, and motivational scheming. The data collection about the role of leadership in change management on business projects was conducted by using interview and analyzed by using qualitative methods. The main sources of the information were mangers, directorates, and employees in the business organization projects of Shager city, Malka Nono sub city. Respondents were purposively selected interviewed. The result has shown that the most important effective change management in the business environment in Shager city, Malka Nono sub city are visionary communication, motivational scheming, and leadership truthfulness. Considering the obtained results of this research, in order to effective management in the business environment the organization of the business project should have an experienced leader and effective decision maker project manager. The leadership should ensure adequate sharing vision and motivational scheming made before projects are started.