As a manager, whether you’re a store, facilities, or a general manager in any type of environment, your teams work to meet the strategic direction of the organization. As strategic initiatives are adopted, you and your team may need to adapt to new directions. Change can be hard, and your team and your organization rely on your understanding of the organizational culture to support change.
In this assessment, you will use your experience and the organizational change chart you completed in Week 1 to assess the organization’s culture to improve alignment among the culture, mission, vision, values, and strategies using Kotter’s 8-step change management model. You provide your assessment including how proposed decisions for improvements align to the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategies to the leadership team.
Assessment Deliverable
Create a 7- to 10-slide presentation to the leadership of the organization you chose to explore in Week 1. Refer to your Organizational Change Chart from Week 1 and include the following:
Describe your assessment of the current culture within the organization at the time of your experience. Refer to the organizational change chart you completed in Week 1 to describe your assessment.
Develop a Change Management Plan using Kotter’s 8-Step model for the change goal you identified. Refer to the suggested actions for improvement you included in the Organizational Change Chart.
Determine the desired outcome as a result of the proposed change.
Analyze the alignment among the organization’s mission, vision, values, strategies, and the proposed Change Management Plan.
Include speaker notes to provide additional details not already present on each slide.
Full Answer Section
Slide 3: Current culture assessment
- The current culture within [organization name] is one of silos and distrust.
- Employees are not aligned with the organization's mission, vision, values, and strategies.
- There is a lack of communication and collaboration across departments.
- Employees are not motivated or engaged.
Slide 4: Change goal
- The goal of the change management plan is to create a culture of collaboration and innovation.
- Employees will be aligned with the organization's mission, vision, values, and strategies.
- There will be open communication and collaboration across departments.
- Employees will be motivated and engaged.
Slide 5: Kotter's 8-step change management model
- The change management plan will be based on Kotter's 8-step change management model.
- The steps are:
- Establish a sense of urgency
- Form a guiding coalition
- Create a vision
- Communicate the vision
- Empower others to act
- Generate short-term wins
- Consolidate gains and produce more change
- Anchor new approaches in the culture
Slide 6: Desired outcome
- The desired outcome of the change management plan is a more productive and efficient organization.
- Employees will be more aligned with the organization's goals and objectives.
- There will be a more positive and supportive work environment.
- The organization will be more competitive in the marketplace.
Slide 7: Alignment with mission, vision, values, and strategies
- The change management plan is aligned with the organization's mission, vision, values, and strategies.
- The mission of [organization name] is to [mission statement].
- The vision of [organization name] is to [vision statement].
- The values of [organization name] are [values].
- The strategies of [organization name] are [strategies].
Slide 8: Speaker notes
- This slide provides additional details about the change management plan.
- It includes the specific actions that will be taken at each step of the plan.
- It also includes the resources that will be needed to implement the plan.
Slide 9: Conclusion
- The change management plan is a comprehensive and actionable plan that will help [organization name] achieve its goals.
- I am confident that the plan will be successful if it is implemented with the full support of the leadership team.
Slide 10: Thank you
- Thank you for your time. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
I hope this presentation is helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions.