Assignment: Leadership during the change
As learned in this reading and videos, it is critical that employees be assigned specific roles during an organizational change process. Employees want/need to feel included in organizational change. This will allow for open communication during the change process. Leaders should assign roles during these change initiatives.
You are the leader of your department and want to develop a plan to present to your employees and to assign roles for an upcoming change in operating systems. The roles to include in your written plan are listed below. Use these roles as section headers in your written plan. Each section should have 2 to 3 paragraphs dedicated defining each major role.
o Change Manager
o Sponsor
o Change Agent
o Change Target
o Change Advocate
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.