MGMT6140 Week 2 Discussion

University of Arizona Global Campus Week 2 Effecting Change Discussion

MGMT6140 Week 2 Discussion

Week 2 Discussion 2:

Developing a Change Plan – Forming a Guiding Coalition

As a sense of urgency for change is developed within an organization, there needs to be a structure in place to manage the change. In the Kotter model, this need is filled by the establishment of a change management team composed of a variety of individuals with different competencies and roles. The composition of the key players in the change process is important, and while those with solid management skills may be needed, leadership skills are vital. These key players must align together in a coalition based on trust and common goals. A successful coalition is not necessarily composed of top management, but a blend of people within an organization—a selection based on position, skills, integrity, and leadership qualities that will garner the necessary commitment of the entire organization. Key players in the change process can exist at all levels of an organization.

 In your initial posting and responses to your classmates, you will need to draw from the assigned readings in the course, your own research, AND your personal and professional experiences. Then synthesize this information to create subsequent responses according to the specific questions and directions in the classroom To prepare for this Discussion:

 • Review this week’s Learning Resources, especially: Kotter, J. P. (2012). Leading change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.

• Chapter 4, “Creating the Guiding Coalition” Kotter, J. P., & Cohen, D. S. (2002). The heart of change: Real-life stories of how people change their organizations. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.

• Step 2, “Build the Guiding Team” Laureate Education (Producer). (2012c). Step 2: Creating a guiding coalition. Baltimore, MD: Author. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Post a 1 single space page cohesive response based on your analysis of the Learning Resources and your professional experience. Be sure to discuss the following:

• If you were tasked with establishing a network for change, which types of individuals within your organization would you select? Why?

• Do these individuals represent all areas in your organization that would be affected by the change? As the change project evolves, it will be necessary to include key individuals from every level of the organization that is affected. Explain how you have included these managers and leaders in your guiding coalition.

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• What challenges might a manager or leader face when enlisting individuals from diverse areas within the organization?

• What could be the consequences of not identifying key individuals or of not including individuals that represent all areas of the organization? What additional work would that then create in managing change?

 

 

 Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week’s Learning Resources as well as other credible resources you have read or to what you have observed and experienced. ***MANDATORY*** In all your discussions, responding to colleagues post and assignments, you will need to draw from the assigned readings in the course, your own research, and your personal and professional experiences. General Guidance: Your original post, due by Day 5, will typically be 1 single space page in length, as a general expectation/estimate. Refer to the Week 2 Discussion 2 Rubric for grading elements and criteria. Your instructor will use the rubric to assess your work. MGMT_6140