Assignment
Review the case study "Alaska Airlines: Navigating Change" and then complete the following: (i) State what actually occurred in the case regarding Kotter's steps 5 and 6 of empowering employees for broad-based action and generating short-term wins, and (ii) address each of the critical elements in your change effort analysis. Make sure to include your recommendations for implementing Kotter's steps.
• Enable Action by Removing Barriers
o Identify the forces, barriers, and hindrances to the organizational change effort, and describe each.
o How can resistance be recognized? How will you eliminate resistance or mitigate its impact on the implementation of the change plan?
o Describe actions that will enable and empower employees to help drive the change effort.
• Generate Short-Term Wins
o Determine how you will generate short-term wins. How will you reward these wins?
o What can be gained from short-term wins? Support your response.
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.