strayer jwi555 week 3 assignment 1 - Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence V2 latest 2016 january
Assignment 1: Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence V2 Due Week 3, Day 7 (Weight: 13%)
"Don't manage - lead change before you have to." Jack Welch
While change is inevitable in business, it is not easy. To lead and manage change, you will need to understand the power of the change agent, urgency, and how to apply the appropriate tools to mobilize commitment to a change initiative.
For this assignment, you will evaluate power and influence in building urgency and creating a change coalition to adopt a new initiative.
1. Play through each of the 4 simulation scenarios (30-45 minutes per scenario).
a. Your role and goal: You will adopt the role of CEO or Director of Product Innovation in each scenario. Your goal is to convince a critical mass of key employees to adopt a sustainability initiative.
b. How to play:
i. Setup – Log in to the simulation, choose one of the 4 scenarios, and explore the site.
ii. Prepare – Read the scenario introduction and “how to play” pages
iii. Analyze Reports – View a dashboard of company information
iv. Decide – Select change levers and employees
v. Review Results and Repeat – Continue to analyze and make decisions until 96 weeks occur or the initiative is adopted.
c. Play all scenarios
i. Complete steps I-V above for each of the 4 scenarios. In 2 scenarios you will be in the role of CEO and in two you will be the Director of Product Innovation.
2. Meet via phone or web with your assigned team to discuss and debrief your simulation experience (60-75 minutes). This meeting should take place at the end of week 2 or the beginning of week 3 at the latest.
a. Discuss these questions with your team:
i. Why were some of you more successful than others?
ii. What seemed to work? What didn’t? iii. Were there any common missteps? iv. Did you take any time to diagnose and strategize before you began to act?
v. What levers did you find yourself using first? How about later? vi. Takeaways: What things should you do and not do as a CEO? As a Director?
After you have had a team meeting, write a 5-7 page paper that addresses each question below. This is an individual assignment and should reflect what you have learned from your team meeting.
1. Summarize your results for each of the four scenarios. Were your results different than you initially anticipated?
2. Why is it difficult to lead change in a low-urgency situation?
3. Why is it particularly difficult for a Director to lead change?
4. Did you ever lose credibility while playing the simulation? Why? What did you do to get it back?
5. Describe your key takeaways from your team discussion?
6. What have you learned from playing this simulation?
7. Based on what you have learned, what are you going to do differently next time you find yourself leading change?
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, professor’s name, and the course title and date. (The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.)
• Single-spaced, professional font (Times New Roman or Ariel), 10-12 font size
• Headings used to identify main topics and subtopics
• Paragraphs are separated by a single space
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1. Summarize results for all four scenarios. Weight: 20% |
Results for fewer than three scenarios are summarized and/or the summary is vague. The student does not or unsatisfactorily identifies how results were different than expected. Explanation not made or lacks clarity. |
Results for three to four scenarios are partially summarized. The summary may not be clear or logical. The student may partially identify how results were different than expected. Explanation may lack clarity. |
Results for all four scenarios are satisfactorily summarized. The summary is mostly clear and logical. The student satisfactorily identifies how results were different than expected. Explanation may lack some clarity or insight. |
Results for all four scenarios are completely summarized. The summary is clear, concise, and logical. The student states differences between expectations and actual results. Explanation is mostly clear and concise. |
Results for all four scenarios are exemplarily summarized. The summary is logical, clear, and concise. The student makes insightful observations about the differences between expectations and actual experience. Explanation is clear and concise. |
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2. Explain why it is difficult to lead change in a low urgency situation and why it can be particularly difficult for a Director to lead change. Weight: 30% |
Does not or unsatisfactorily explains why it is difficult to lead change in a lowurgency situation, as well as why it is difficult for a Director to lead change. Little to no synthesis of ideas is demonstrated and logical reasoning is not included or evident. |
Partially explains why it is difficult to lead change in a low-urgency situation, as well as why it is difficult for a Director to lead change. The student partially demonstrates synthesis of ideas and logical reasoning from a core capabilities and culture perspective. The discussion may lack clarity or conciseness and/or may not be supported. |
Satisfactorily explains why it is difficult to lead change in a low-urgency situation, as well as why it is difficult for a Director to lead change. The student may not fully demonstrate synthesis of ideas and logical reasoning from a core capabilities and culture perspective. The discussion may lack some clarity or conciseness and/or may not be supported. |
Completely explains why it is difficult to lead change in a low-urgency situation, as well as why it is difficult for a Director to lead change. The student demonstrates synthesis of ideas and logical reasoning from a core capabilities and culture perspective. The discussion is mostly clear, concise and well-supported. |
Exemplarily explains why it is difficult to lead change in a lowurgency situation, as well as why it is difficult for a Director to lead change. The student demonstrates critical analysis, thought leadership, excellent synthesis and understanding of factors from a core capabilities and culture perspective. Unique insights and stance are clear, concise, persuasive, and supported by logical reasoning and outside resources as appropriate. |
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3. Describe your level of credibility throughout the simulation and how it changed. What did you do to increase or maintain credibility? Weight: 10% |
The student does not or unsatisfactorily describes level of credibility, how it changed, or what was done to increase or maintain it. Explanation not made or lacks clarity. |
The student partially describes level of credibility, how it changed, or what was done to increase or maintain it. Explanation may lack clarity. |
The student satisfactorily describes level of credibility, how it changed, or what was done to increase or maintain it. Explanation may lack some clarity or insight. |
The student completely describes level of credibility, how it changed, or what was done to increase or maintain it. Explanation is mostly clear and concise. |
The student exemplarily describes level of credibility, how it changed, or what was done to increase or maintain it. Explanation is clear and concise. |
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4. Describe your key takeaways from your team discussion and explain what you have learned from playing the simulation. What you will do differently next time you find yourself leading change? Weight: 25% |
Does not or unsatisfactorily describes key takeaways from team discussion, Does not or unsatisfactorily explains what you have learned from playing the simulation, and what you will do differently next time you find yourself leading change. Little to no synthesis of ideas is demonstrated and logical reasoning is not included or evident. |
Partially describes key takeaways from team discussion, and what you have learned from playing the simulation, and what you will do differently next time you find yourself leading change. The student partially demonstrates synthesis of ideas and logical reasoning from a core capabilities and culture perspective. The discussion may lack clarity or conciseness and/or may not be supported. |
Satisfactorily describes key takeaways from team discussion, and what you have learned from playing the simulation, and what you will do differently next time you find yourself leading change. The student may not fully demonstrate synthesis of ideas and logical reasoning from a core capabilities and culture perspective. The discussion may lack some clarity or conciseness and/or may not be supported. |
Completely describes key takeaways from team discussion, and what you have learned from playing the simulation, and what you will do differently next time you find yourself leading change. The student demonstrates synthesis of ideas and logical reasoning from a core capabilities and culture perspective. The discussion is mostly clear, concise, and well-supported. |
Exemplarily describes key takeaways from team discussion, as well as what you have learned from playing the simulation, and what you will do differently next time you find yourself leading change. The student demonstrates critical analysis, thought leadership, excellent synthesis and understanding of factors from a core capabilities and culture perspective. Unique insights and stance are clear, concise, persuasive, and supported by logical reasoning and outside resources as appropriate. |
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5. The simulation paper is logical, professionally formatted, includes in-text citations, references, and is free from grammatical errors. Weight: 10% |
The simulation paper is illogical and unprofessional and contains multiple mechanics and usage errors. References and citations may be missing. |
The simulation paper is somewhat logical and semiprofessional in format. Sources may not be consistently cited and/or the reference list is incomplete or improperly formatted. Several mechanics and usage errors make parts of the text difficult for the reader to understand. |
The simulation paper is satisfactorily logical and professional in format. Sources are not always consistently cited in-text and the reference list may not be appropriately formatted. There may be a few mechanics and usage errors, but they do not have a major impact on the flow. |
The simulation paper is logical and professionally formatted. Most sources are consistently cited in-text and the reference list is included. Mechanics and usage errors, if any, are minor and have no impact on the flow. |
The simulation paper is highly logical and professionally formatted. All sources are consistently cited in-text and references are included in a manner that enables the reader to quickly identify sources. There are no mechanics or usage errors. |
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