Organizational Change

To prepare for the Week 2 Assessment, consider a past or current professional experience where a culture change was needed.

Using the

Organizational Change Chart

, outline information about the experience and organization following Kotter’s 8-Step to Change Model as a guiding line.

Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model

• Step One: Create Urgency.
• Step Two: Form a Powerful Coalition.
• Step Three: Create a Vision for Change.
• Step Four: Communicate the Vision. 
• Step Five: Remove Obstacles.
• Step Six: Create Short-Term Wins.
• Step Seven: Build on the Change.
• Step Eight: Anchor the Changes in Corporate Culture.

Simple assignment, fill out the chart

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Organizational Change Chart

Select one for each category

Notes (suggested action for improvement)

Vision: (Write the Vision of the organization. Rate the employee knowledge of the organizational Vision [1 – no knowledge,

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Mission: (Write the mission of the organization. Rate the employee knowledge of the organizational Mission [1 – no knowledge, 5 – know it well].)

Purpose: (Write the purposeof the organization. Rate the employee knowledge of the organizational Purpose [1 – no knowledge, 5 – know it well].)

Values: (List the values of the organization. Rate the employee knowledge of the organizational Values [1 – no knowledge, 5 – know it well].)

Diversity: (List the types of the diversity observed in the organization. Rate the overall diversity of the organization [ 1- no diverse at all, 5 – highly diverse].)

Inclusion: (Rate the overall involvement of the diverse groups in all the decision making and process for change [ 1- no involvement at all, 5 – highly involved])

Goal: (write the goal set for organizational change. Rate the overall goal acomplishment [ 1 failed to meet the goal, 5 – sucesfully met the goal] )

Strategy: (list the strategies followed to implement the organizational change. Rate the overall effectiveness of these strategies [ 1 – very poor strategies, 5 very successful strategies] )

Communication: (list the communication means used in the organization to communicate organization change and change progress. Rate the overall communication effectiveness in the organization [ 1 – very poor communication, 5 very successful communication] )

Considering the above goal for organizational change and the existing organizational culture, rate

Kotter’s

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Select one for each Step

Notes (suggested action for improving the process)

Step One

Create Urgency

Step Two

Form a Powerful Coalition

Step Three

Create a Vision for Change

Step Four

Communicate the Vision

Step Five

Remove Obstacles

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Step Six

Create Short-Term Wins

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Step Seven

Build on the Change

Step Eight

Anchor the Changes in Corporate in Corporate Culture