Students' Summaries of Chapter 1 -3

Group Assignment and Presentations

Here are the documents submitted by all the groups on the assignments.
Group A  Why transformation efforts fail and Competing commitments
Group B        gr b
Group C        group c
Group D  Tipping point leadership

Discussion Question 2.7 Persuasion

Garvin and Roberto (2005), in their article Change through Persuasion suggest strategies that leaders could use to persuade their employees to embrace and execute needed change. Discuss the four steps of their persuasion campaign.

Discussion Question 2.6 DICE Formula

Sirkin, Keenan, and   Jackson (2005) argued about the significance of focusing on the hard side of change management issues first and deal later on with the softer issues to succeed in transformation initiatives. To this end, they suggested the use of the DICE framework. Explain this framework and its importance to you as a leader.

Discussion Question 2.5 Survival guide

  Discuss some of the advices Heifetz and Linsky give for leaders of change as a survival guide.

Discussion Question 2.4 "Tipping Point Leadership"

According to Kim and Mauborgen Tipping point Leadership, how can you overcome the hurdles facing any organization struggling to change?

Discussion Question 2.3 Competing Commitments

According to Kegan and Laskow, there are always unacknowledged accompanying and an inner contradictions that protect people from significant changes that they are genuinely striving for; Competing Commitments. Discuss with examples about the management of these competing commitments in a change management. 

Discussion Question 2.2 Theory E and Theory O

 Describe Beer an Nohria’s Theory E and Theory O. What are the challenges in sequencing or either in combining these theories in the management of organizational change?

Discussion Question 2.1 Why transformation efforts fail

 Describe Kotter’s eight phases of change that help transformation efforts in organization to succeed. 

Discussion Question 1.12 Leadership "Molecule"

Describe the “molecule” theory of leadership and its significance to the success of organizational change.

Discussion Question 1.11 Leadership Role , Skills , and Mindset

Developing change management leadership capabilities requires the understanding the leadership role, acquiring of the skills and mindset to play this role. Explain.

Discussion Question 1.10 VSCO Theory

Explain the four-factor model of the key tools or drivers of organizational change (The VSCO theory). What is the importance of understanding these factors for leaders of change?

Discussion Question 1.9 Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Which of the six key strategic building blocks relate mostly to the development of a sustainable competitive advantage for organizations? Why?

Discussion Question 1.8 Corporate Culture

Why is changing corporate culture is a serious challenge for leaders of change?

Discussion Question 1.7 Transformational ,strategic , Organizational Change

Transformational, strategic, organizational changes occur most often when the target of change is the business foundation.”   Explain.

Discussion Question 1.6 Business Foundation and Strategic Building Blocks

It could be said that all economic enterprises (whether for profit or for non-profit) are comprised of two major components: the business foundation, and a set of six key strategic building blocks. Discuss how the design and management of these components help organizational change and development. 

Discussion Question 1.5 Framework for Planning and Implementing Change

Discuss the key components of the framework for planning and implementing change. 

Discussion Question 1. 4. Measuring Results of Change

What are some of the criteria for successful changes? What tools could be used to measure the results or outcomes of a change program?

Discussion Question 1.3 Compound Change

Discuss the different dimensions of the typology of change by provide example for each of them. How do you relate these dimensions to idea of compound change?

Discussion Question 1.2 Barriers to Change

Provide practical examples to illustrate some of the barriers to change that lead to resistance at organizational, group, and individual levels.

Discussion Question 1.1 The Integrated framework for leading strategic and organizational change

 Describe the Flamholtz and Randle (2008) Integrated Framework for Leading Strategic and Organizational change. What is the significance of such a model for you as a leader?

Group Formation

Dear All MBA Students ,

Please form groups of four and send me the names of your group members as well as the group leaders.

Each group will have a chance to read and briefly present at least two classic articles on change management published by Harvard Business Review, Cambridge University Press, and the like.  

I will inform you soon about the details of your assignments from the course reader.  

Ayele

Introductory Lectures

Dear All ,
The  introductory lecture will be mainly based on Leading Strategic Change : Bridging Theory and Practice by Eric Flamholtz, and Yvonne Randle.

We shall cover the  first three chapters from this book which deals on an integrative framework for leading strategic and organizational change.

Chapter  1        Understanding organizational change

Chapter  2        A framework for planning strategic and organizational change  

Chapter  3        Leading change  



 Please click here or here to get yourself well prepared  for the discussion before the lectures begin.

Ayele

Welcome to the Change Management (MBA 621) course

Dear All MBA students,

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to           CHANGE MANAGEMENT (MBA 621) course !

I am Ayele Abebe - your  instructor. I hope this course will be yet again another opportunity for your own learning and development and surely your active engagement means a lot for your colleagues' development.

This course deals with strategic change management from the theoretical as well as practical perspectives.
You will contribute to this  learning process both as an individual and as a member of a group.

Be prepared to an exciting and challenging time while taking MBA 621 !!

Best wishes ,
Ayele