Organizational development
Discussion 1
Forbes Article [CLOs: 2,5]
Review the Forbes article: "Every Leader Must be a Change Agent or Face Extinction." Given that change is interwoven in organizations today, a leader must be prepared for change in order to multiply growth opportunities. How can leaders remain ready for change and motivate their employees to embrace those changes? Respond to two classmates' posts.
Discussion 2
Change Assessment [CLO: 2]
Assess the changes you have made in your personal or professional life and evaluate how well you maintained the change. Do you agree with the argument that change is easier to make than maintain? Why or Why not? Respond to two classmates' posts.
Assignment:
Personal Change CLOs: 1,2,4,5
Create a three- to four-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) describing the concept of a Force Field Analysis (FFA) and then creating an FFA on an issue in your life that you would like to change. Describe how the restraining forces impede your progress and develop an intervention strategy to enhance the driving forces to make change possible.
You should use at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the text, and format your paper according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center