{"id":64,"date":"2016-11-14T18:42:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T01:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/comm486mmaster\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2016-12-08T15:12:50","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T22:12:50","slug":"class-prep-20-organizational-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/comm486mmaster\/class-prep\/class-prep-20-organizational-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Prep 20 &#8211; Organizational Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Organizational Change &amp; Building the internal communication plan to lead strategic change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To understand the connection between strategy, implementation and leading change.<\/li>\n<li>To connect dynamic models of strategy linking change leadership to transient advantage.<\/li>\n<li>To be forewarned on common obstacles preventing successful implementation of strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Originally published in 1996, Kotter&#8217;s 8-step change process has been a classic in management readings. However, successful organizational change to support new strategies remains elusive &#8211; and appealing strategies, once approved, often fail in implementation. In this context please read the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8220;Leading Change: Why Transformational Efforts Fail.&#8221; HBR January 2007\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2007\/01\/leading-change-why-transformation-efforts-fail\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/hbr.org\/2007\/01\/leading-change-why-transformation-efforts-fail<\/a><br \/>\nLibrary:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.a.ebscohost.com\/ehost\/pdfviewer\/pdfviewer?vid=13&amp;sid=3d1f7a5e-938b-4753-ae9a-964a083c4320%40sessionmgr4001&amp;hid=4112\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/web.a.ebscohost.com\/ehost\/pdfviewer\/pdfviewer?vid=13&amp;sid=3d1f7a5e-938b-4753-ae9a-964a083c4320%40sessionmgr4001&amp;hid=4112\u00a0<\/a>OR\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.library.ubc.ca\/TmT9g4\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/go.library.ubc.ca\/TmT9g4<\/a><br \/>\nand a short primer:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kotterinternational.com\/the-8-step-process-for-leading-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.kotterinternational.com\/the-8-step-process-for-leading-change\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>2) &#8220;How have Kotter&#8217;s 8 steps for change changed?&#8221; Forbes, March 5th, 2015\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/johnkotter\/2015\/03\/05\/how-have-kotters-eight-steps-for-change-changed\/#60bae35a3439\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/johnkotter\/2015\/03\/05\/how-have-kotters-eight-steps-for-change-changed\/#60bae35a3439<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3) &#8220;The First 90 days: critical success factors for new leaders at all levels.&#8221; \u00a0M Watkins, 2004, HBSP &#8211;&gt; link to short summary of this book:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.papensouth.org\/PDF\/The_First_90_Days.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.papensouth.org\/PDF\/The_First_90_Days.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions to prepare for class discussion and activities<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does a new strategy require organizational change to enable effective implementation? What is your rationale?<\/li>\n<li>Which change steps do you think are most challenging? Why?<\/li>\n<li>How does the article in Forbes connect Kotter&#8217;s model to transient advantage theory?<\/li>\n<li>In the context of the &#8220;first 90 days&#8221; which types of &#8220;early wins&#8221; do you consider to be most important and why? (Hint: diagnosing the business situation is your starting point.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Organizational Change &amp; Building the internal communication plan to lead strategic change. Learning Objectives To understand the connection between strategy, implementation and leading change. To connect dynamic models of strategy linking change leadership to transient advantage. 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