As a leader of change, you will sometimes be expected to develop a new policy or implement a new public policy. This first step will involve quite a bit of analysis, both of the cultural context, and various alternative approaches. This assessment task is similar to a ‘green paper’ that is a discussion paper prepared early in a policy design cycle with the intention of scoping out the possibilities and making recommendations for action that can then be sent out for consultation.
You are to identify a policy that needs to be developed for an organisation or workplace with which you are familiar and analyse the culture in readiness for this policy change. (Alternately, you might like to critically analyse an existing policy by discussing its development and implementation and make recommendations for the next stage of development).
Your analysis should be supported with literature from policy and leadership theory, and if appropriate from the literature about the policy content.
Suggested plan:
1. Introduction: (300 words) Identify a policy that needs to be developed in your workplace or has recently been implemented. Briefly describe the nature of the policy and introduce the site for which the policy is designed.
2. Cultural analysis: (600 words) Define the term “organisational culture’ as it applies to your cultural context. Critically analyse the complexities of your chosen organization’s vision, values and culture and what aspects of the culture will impact on the development of the particular policy.
3. Policy analysis: (600 words) Justify why this policy is necessary. Analyse for policy by reviewing the literature to identify best practice for the particular change situation that is initiated by your chosen policy. State which theories and principles of policy analysis are informing your critique.
4. Implications and Recommendations: (500 words) From your analysis, conclude with implications this policy will have for leaders, and make recommendations or principles that you believe should guide