Consider an organization with which you are familiar where a culture change was needed. It is best to consider a past or current professional experience where you saw this as
INSTRUCTIONS PART 1
Consider an organization with which you are familiar where a culture change was needed. It is best to consider a past or current professional experience where you saw this as an issue. You will evaluate the organization and a change you identified using Kotter’s 8-step model for change, including:
- Step 1: Create Urgency.
- Step 2: Form a Powerful Coalition.
- Step 3: Create a Vision for Change.
- Step 4: Communicate the Vision.
- Step 5: Remove Obstacles.
- Step 6: Create Short-Term Wins.
- Step 7: Build on the Change.
- Step 8: Anchor the Changes in Corporate Culture.
Organizational Information
Select an organization that needed a change to its culture as you complete the organizational change information chart.
For each type of information listed in the first column, include details about the organization in the second column.
Indicate your suggested actions for improvement in the third column.
Type |
Details |
Suggested Actions for |
Vision |
Insert the organization’s vision. |
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Mission |
Insert the organization’s mission. |
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Purpose |
Insert the |
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Values |
Insert a list of the |
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Diversity and Equity |
Insert the types of the diversity and equity observed |
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Inclusion |
Insert examples of overall involvement of diverse |
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Goal |
Identify the goal set for organizational change. |
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Strategy |
Identify the implementation strategies followed to |
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Communication |
Identify the communication methods used to communicate |
Organizational Perceptions
Considering the same organizational culture and change goal, rate your agreement from 1 to 5 in the second column with the statement in the first column. Use the following scale:
1. Strongly disagree
2. Somewhat disagree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat agree
5. Strongly agree
Statement |
Rating |
Employees know |
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Employees know |
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Employees know |
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Employees know |
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Overall, the |
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Diverse groups |
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The change goal |
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The |
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The |
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Kotter’s 8-Steps to Change
Consider the goal for organizational change that you identified and the existing organizational culture.
For each of Kotter’s 8-Steps to Change listed in the first column, rate whether you observed that step during the implementation process in the second column. Use the following scale to rate your observation:
1. Never observed
2. Rarely observed
3. Sometimes observed
4. Often observed
Identify actions you suggest for improvement in the third column.
Step |
Rating |
Suggested |
Step 1: Create Urgency. |
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Step 2: Form a Powerful Coalition. |
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Step 3: Create a Vision for Change. |
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Step 4: Communicate the Vision. |
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Step 5: Remove Obstacles. |
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Step 6: Create Short-Term Wins. |
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Step 7: Build on the Change. |
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Step 8: Anchor the Changes in Corporate |
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