Directions: Research the topic of change management and reflect on two different changes that you have personally experienced in the workplace. If you have not worked, you may reflect on a volunteer experience. In the next section of this report, you will then switch to the Human Resources professional perspective, you will examine the value add that a Human Resources professional brings to change management. As an HR professional, provide reasoning for the changes by identifying the force driving the changes, and the rationale for the management support of the changes. Research employment law and reference the sections that apply to each of your changes, and then select a metric to measure the effectiveness of each change. The assignment includes four sections:

Explain how, if you were the Human Resources professional at the workplace you discussed in Section 1, you would be involved in the two changes and explain the impact on the organization: in section 1 the changes in the workplace are the "Simultaneous change in organizational structure and the work from home set-up during pandemic"

a. Who in the organization were affected by the change?

b. Provide one positive and one negative reaction to the changes.

c. Justify why the leadership team supported the implementation of the changes.

d. Select one metric for each change, which will support making the changes to increase efficiency.