- Analyze the critical characteristics of change management leadership.
- Compare and contrast this style of leadership to at least one other style we have studied in a previous module, e.g., transformational, servant, spiritual, etc.
- Examine the leadership style of the CEO of one of the Fortune Top 100 Companies to Work for 2014 whose organization is undergoing transformational change. This can be the same or a different leader that you have examined from previous modules.
- Analyze this leader’s style in terms of how a systems approach is critical to successful change management.
- Keys to the Assignment
- Compare and contrast change management leadership vs. “normal” leadership, e.g., another style of leadership previously studied. A table may be a good way to summarize some of the key points you come up with.
- Choose a company from Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 Companies to Work For 2014 from the websitehttp://www.greatplacetowork.com/best-companies/100-best-companies-to-work-for.
- Research the company and its leader, and then answer the following questions.
- Analyze the leader in terms of their ability to facilitate change. Are they using / did they use any leadership styles you have studied so far in this course, and if so what were they? What were the critical elements of this style?
- What impact does this leadership style have on the organization’s overall ability to successfully navigate change?
- Based on your experiences and research, what kind of leadership style is needed to promote successful change? Justify your response.
- These are not the only things must be covered, but are the minimum. You are encouraged to go deeper with the assignment and use your critical thinking skills to ascertain what other areas are important in making a company one of the top ones in which to work.
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