Describe the knowledge acquired as a result of learning outside the classroom?

1. A five- to seven-page APA paper with
recommendations for a change management plan directed to company leadership.
2. A one-to two-page reflective
paper drawing from personal experiences to explain and justify three of the
recommendations made in your APA paper.

Step ONE: Preparation
·
First, familiarize yourself with the scenario that you will be using for
this assessment.
As a mid-level manager within Company X, you have been given the task of
establishing a formal code of ethics for administrators for the department you
lead. Several of the employees within your department have expressed reluctance
about this change initiative. A number of them have been with the company for
many years and have seen several change efforts fail, and they don’t see value
in this one. In a situation like this, it can open up the doors for resistance
to change in several ways. Some people like the status quo, because many
changes that they’ve been affected by have failed. Also, when there’s a change
that comes without stakeholder feedback, there’s often little buy-in. There may
be a control or fear factor in the minds of some, in thinking about how this
change could have an impact them. All of these things—and probably many more—are
reasons why people can resist change and may be especially true in this case.
·
Think about how aspects of this scenario have been present in your own
professional career, personal experiences, community involvement, etc. In your reflection
paper it will be important to justify your recommendations with real-world
observations.
● Conduct research on organizational
change to support the conclusions you will be making in your paper. You will
need to include at least three academic references for this assessment.
● In particular, before developing
your change plan based on Kotter’s 8-Step Process, leadership suggests that you
review the following article (and the related articles shown on the page) to
broaden your knowledge in the area of codes of ethics for administrators: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/code-ethics-administrators-41901.html.

Step TWO: Write an APA
Paper
●
Based on the scenario provided in Step 1, above, write a five-
to seven-page APA paper that applies Kotter’s model to accomplish the
organizational change initiative of a formal code of ethics for administrators
for your department. Imagine that your paper will be going to company
leadership, so you will need to provide complete coverage for all actions, but briefly
and concisely.
●
Be sure to describe what actions you would take in each of
the eight steps of Kotter’s model.
●
Include at least three particular strategies to overcome
resistance to change.

Step THREE: Write a
Reflection Paper

●
Based on the analysis you made for company leadership, select
three of the eight steps to enhance with your personal experiences in your professional career, personal
experiences, community involvement, etc. You may include experiences that were successful,
challenging, or unique. The goal of this paper is to connect the theoretical
steps of Kotter’s model to your own experience. This Reflection Paper will not
be presented to company leadership.

Step THREE: Complete Checklist
for Submission
Before you
submit, check to see if you believe you have met the criteria noted below.
Did
you….
ü Make a comprehensive application of all steps in Kotter’s
8-Step Process for Leading Change?
ü Incorporate significant connections between knowledge
acquired in the competency and knowledge applied in work, experiential
learning, or community activities?
ü Include a high-quality discussion of at least three
strategies to overcome resistance to change?
ü Present clearly stated detailed examples from work,
experiential learning, or community activities?
ü Use supporting evidence from literature in its field(s),
with at least three academically relevant cited sources?
ü Describe the knowledge acquired as a result of learning
outside the classroom?
ü Present a significant number of reflective points of
knowledge gained through a project, paper, or performance?
ü Proofread tour paper to make sure it is logical,
well-written, and the required length; spelling, grammar, and punctuation are
accurate; APA formatting standards are
followed; citations and reference page are correct?

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