Homework: Leader as Change Agent
Length: 5 to 7 page.
Write a 5 to 7 page internal report that assesses specific change factors you have observed within a selected organization to determine a specific change recommendation and the potential benefits that would come with its implementation.
Introduction
It is important to be able to accurately diagnose the higher priority needs for change in organizations and to develop a high-level process for initiating that change. In this homework, you will analyze the factors driving change and how these change factors impact an organization of your choice. The emphasis here is not on how to change but on what to change and why.
Preparation
Do the following:
o Choose an organization. This can be where you currently work or an organization with which you are familiar.
o Select a change model that best applies to a change needed in your selected organization. If you are unfamiliar with organizational change models, you may choose to use those in the Organizational Change: An Action-Oriented Toolkit text.
o Research your selected change model and John Kotter's 8-step model. Use the Capella University Library to find three to five resources to support your homework.
Scenario
After your recent success heading up a staff development initiative, your supervisor's boss has asked that you devote part of your time each week to supporting a task force that explores opportunities for positive change within the organization. After an initial orientation meeting with the rest of the change task force, you have been asked to create an internal report in which you assess specific change factors that you have observed within the organization to determine a specific change recommendation and the potential benefits that would come with its implementation.
Your Role
Imagine that you work in any organization you choose in any position you like. For the sake of simplicity, you may choose to imagine your present position at a company where you already work. Whatever your other responsibilities, you are now also tasked with providing change leadership within the organization.
Requirements
Using Kotter's 8-step model and one other change model of your choice, write a report in which you analyze aspects of the change needed for your chosen organization. Include the following in your analysis:
o Describe a change challenge facing the selected organization to sustain success.
o List the factors that are driving change for this selected organization.
o Identify the type of change that is needed for the selected organization.
- You may find Figure 3.1 in the Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change text useful for this identification.
o Assess the organization's readiness for change and ways to heighten awareness. Use the force field analysis model for this homework. You may use the Force Field Analysis Template to guide your work.
o Articulate recommendations for change for the selected organization. These are recommendations you would eventually deliver to the organization's executive leadership team. Make sure you support your recommendations with research. Remember, the emphasis here is not on how to change but on what to change, and why.
Format your homework 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 homework, 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.
Download:- CF-Force-Field-Analysis-Template.rar