6.3OrganizationalChangeProposal.docx

6.3 Organizational Change Proposal

Getting Started

Based on the organization and change initiative you chose in Workshop Three, you will create a 3–5-page proposal of how you would then enact change using Kotter’s eight-step framework 

Include a brief summary of your organization, the change initiative, the steps needed to enact change, barriers to such change efforts, and your approach and attitude toward overcoming such obstacles to enact change. What would need to happen within the organization to enact change? How does your plan address multicultural and diverse contexts? What would you need to develop to lead such change?  

Keep in mind all that you have learned about the needs of adult learners, innovation, and change theory. Be able to evaluate why your approach is appropriate for your chosen organizational context and include recommendations for the organization for enacting the change. 

Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:

· Analyze personal approach and attitude towards barriers to effective innovation, learning, and change and evaluate areas of development to increase leadership effectiveness.

· Identify organizational barriers to effective innovation, learning, and change.

· Evaluate areas of development to increase personal leadership effectiveness.

· Demonstrate understanding of change behavior and strategy and apply knowledge in a real-life scenario. 

· Evaluate appropriate approaches for situational contexts and give recommendations for action.  

·  Apply innovative approach to a real-life organization to foster practical learning.

Background Information

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Your preparation for this assignment begins by reviewing the course materials over the past six weeks, paying special attention to Kotter’s eight-step framework.

Instructions

1. Review all of the materials assigned in the course, including book chapters, articles, and videos (these materials should already have been reviewed in previous workshops). Pay special attention to the materials on organizational change, including Kotter’s eight-step framework.

2. Based on the organization and change initiative you chose in Workshop 3, create a 3–5-page summary of how you would enact change using Kotter’s eight-step framework.

3. Be specific and detailed in your analysis.

4. Include:

a. A brief summary of your organization,

b. the selected change initiative,

c. Why the change is needed

d. the detailed steps needed to enact change,

e. specific organizational barriers to the selected change efforts,

f. your approach toward overcoming such obstacles to enact change

g. why your approach is appropriate for your chosen organizational context, and

h. recommendations for the organization for enacting the change. 

i. Make sure to answer the following:

i. What would need to happen within the organization to enact change?

ii. How does your plan address multicultural and diverse contexts?

iii. What skills would you need to develop to lead such change?  

5. Keep in mind all that you have learned about the needs of adult learners, innovation, and change theory.

6. The paper should be double-spaced.

a. All papers are to be written in accordance with   including format guidelines. Papers must be logical, well organized, grammatically correct, and have correct spelling and sentence structure.  Write in complete paragraphs of at least three sentences in length.