strayer jwi555 all week discussisons and journal latest 2016 january

week 1 discussion

In preparation for the course project, assignment 3, identify and describe one change needed at your current or former organization. Why is this change important? Explain your rationale for choosing it

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week 1 journal

Summarize the most important concepts and approaches you have learned this week. Provide at least one concrete example of how you will apply a key principle or idea in your workplace or professional life.

week 2

Building Urgency

Choose oneof the following discussion question options to respond to.

Option 1

• Discuss a situation you have been in at work where people were complacent about a change. Where did the complacency originate from and how was it dealt with?What is the relationship between urgency and complacency?What could have been done to create a greater sense of urgency?

Option 2

• Describe a change initiative at your workplace that had a sense of urgency. How did the leader create and maintain the feeling of urgency? Describe what the leader did well and how he or she could have improved.

journal

Summarize the most important concepts and approaches you have learned this week. Provide at least one concrete example of how you will apply a key principle or idea in your workplace or professional life.

week 3

week 3 discussion

Guiding Coalitions

Option 1

• What role do early adopters play in creating a guiding coalition? Why is it a good idea to focus your leadership attention on these people? Why might this approach work? What may be some unintended consequences?

Option 2

• Discuss your experience in being part of a guiding coalition? How did it form? What did it accomplish? What were the major challenges in keeping the coalition intact and strong?

journal

Summarize the most important concepts and approaches you have learned this week. Provide at least one concrete example of how you will apply a key principle or idea in your workplace or professional life.

week 4

week 4discussion

Option 1

• Evaluate the vision for a company of your choice. State their vision and use the Expanded Vision Matrix to develop the vision in further detail.

Option 2

• What is your change vision? (Remember, simplicity is important.) Does your change vision align with your company’s vision?

journal

Summarize the most important concepts and approaches you have learned this week. Provide at least one concrete example of how you will apply a key principle or idea in your workplace or professional life.

Lululemon Video Case

Lululemon is a Canadian company that specializes in high-end athletic apparel. As you play through the multimedia case, pay close attention to their vision, culture, and leadership.

Option 1

• Describe Lululemon’s culture, including how it originated. What are the benefits and costs of having a strong culture, like Lululemon's? What elements of this culture would you like to see at your company and why?

Option 2

• What is the relationship between Lululemon’s culture and its mission and vision? Define their core values and how they tie into the culture of the organization. What leadership qualities did you see that help support the culture of Lululemon?

journal
Summarize the most important concepts and approaches you have learned this week. Provide at least one concrete example of how you will apply a key principle or idea in your workplace or professional life.

ption 1

Describe a change initiative from your workplace or a previous workplace relative to communication.

• What communication channels were used (posters, videos, town halls, etc.)?
• How effective was the communication? What could have been done to improve the communication?
  • Was there urgency?
  • Was the vision clear?
  • Was there a feeling of commitment?
  • Did it align to vision and values?

Option 2

Think about the change initiative you are using for your change project. Identify the communication issues, pitfalls, and key communication concerns. Develop a communication plan for your chosen change initiative.

journal

Summarize the most important concepts and approaches you have learned this week. Provide at least one concrete example of how you will apply a key principle or idea in your workplace or professional life.

Empowerment

Change initiatives must empower employees. This requires removing structural barriers, providingtraining, aligning systems, and removing “troublesome” supervisors.

Option 1

• Describe how your organization did or did not empower employees during a change initiative given the four requirements.

Option 2

• For your chosen change initiative, describe how you plan to empower employees given the four requirements.

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Week 7 | Learning Journal

Summarize the most important concepts and approaches you have learned this week. Provide at least one concrete example of how you will apply a key principle or idea in your workplace or professional life.

journa

Summarize the most important concepts and approaches you have learned this week. Provide at least one concrete example of how you will apply a key principle or idea in your workplace or professional life.

journlSummarize the most important concepts and approaches you have learned this week. Provide at least one concrete example of how you will apply a key principle or idea in your workplace or professional life.

Option 1

Organizational Complexity

• Describe any source of complexity that may inhibit the change initiative you have proposed or describe a source of complexity that has effected your organization in the past.

Option 2

Change Leadership Challenge

• Which of the change leadership skills or behaviors have you personally found to be most challenging to-date? Why? Where do you see your most immediate area for growth?

What are your key takeaways?

• What are the most important change leadership tools and concepts you have learned?
  • How have you or will you apply them?
• How will you communicate differently about ideas?
• How has your perspective and approach changed in relation to creating urgency and creating a coalition?
• What impact has this course had on your ability to lead initiatives? How will it impact your professional path?
• Are there any topics or concepts that you would like to learn more about in relation to organizational change and culture?

This question is designed for personal reflection and does not require citations. It is a required, non-credit entry and will impact attendance records. Please answer the following:

• Reflect on this class as a whole. Identify and briefly describe a concept that was especially relevant or meaningful. How did this concept challenge your understanding or prompt you to grow as a leader?