Consider the Following:
In this exercise, we are going to discuss and evaluate change leaders that you have observed within your organizational environments.
• Identify two change leaders who have introduced and led change in your organization.
• One should represent a successful change leader and the other should represent a less successful change leader.
• Assess their approach to change using Kotter’s checklist for leading change.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of this model as a determinant of successful change leadership.
• Define how each of these leaders approached leadership: skill approach, style approach, or situation approach. Did their style affect their success?
• How well did each leader manage the personal transitions to increase their level of success?
• Based on these examples, construct an argument for the importance and value of the leader as a necessary change agent in the change process.
Sample Solution