Instructions:
After rating yourself on the list of change agent attributes and skills using the seven-point scale please reflect on the following:
1. Do you see yourself as scoring high on some items compared to others? If so, you are more likely to be comfortable in a change agent role. Lack of these attributes and skills does not mean you could not be a change agent—it just means that it will be more difficult and it may suggest areas for development.
2. Are you more likely to be comfortable in a change leadership role at this time, or does the role of change manager or implementer seem more suited to who you are?
1. Attributes of Change Leaders
Low 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 High
Inspiring vision 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Entrepreneurship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Integrity and honesty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Learning from others 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Openness to new ideas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Risk taking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Adaptability and flexibility 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Creativity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Experimentation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Using power 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2. Attributes of Change Managers
Empowering others 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Team building 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Learning from others 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Adaptability and flexibility 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Openness to new ideas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Managing resistance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conflict resolution 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Networking skills 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Knowledge of the business 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Problem solving 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3. Change Agent Attributes Suggested
Interpersonal skills 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Communication skills 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Emotional resilience 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tolerance for ambiguity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tolerance for ethical conflict 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Political skill 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Persistence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Determination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Pragmatism 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Dissatisfaction with the status quo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Openness to information 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Flexibility 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Capacity to build trust 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Intelligence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Emotional intelligence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Book:
Deszca, G., Ingols, C., & Cawsey, T.F., (2020). Organizational change (4th.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
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