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LDR535 Complete Course Change Management Plan

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Describe situations for two leadership theories you have used. Why did you choose those leadership tactics? How effective or ineffective was your leadership style in the scenario you described? Based on your reading and research, which other leadership theories may have been applied successfully to the scenarios you described?

DQ2 Briefly describe an organizational change you have experienced. Which leadership styles did you observe from those who implemented the change? If you also managed the change, what leadership style did you use? How did these leadership styles promote or impede the change initiative?

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Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 What factors affect one’s attitude? How might one’s attitude affect one’s behavior? How do emotions influence behavior? How does the psychological contract affect one’s attitude and behavior?

DQ2 How might conflicting values of an employee and manager affect the employee’s behavior? How might conflicting personalities on a team influence individual behaviors? How might consultants influence those managing a change initiative when a conflict of personality or values exists?

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Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 As a consultant, how might you assess the culture of an organization? What information would you collect? How would you use the data you collect to influence change in the organization?

DQ2 Why is knowledge of the current organizational culture important during a change initiative? How might the organizational culture affect the success of a change initiative? As a consultant, what approach would you take if the client organization has a culture that resists change?

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Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 What is the relationship between power and leadership in an organization? How is power gained? As a consultant, how can you leverage the power structure of a client organization? Why is leveraging the existing power structure beneficial during a change initiative?

DQ2 How is influence different from power? As a consultant, which influence tactics might you use during a change initiative? With whom would you use each influence tactic? How might you use your knowledge of the client power structure to strategically select your influence tactic?

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Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 What are four potential barriers to change? How might these impede the success of a change initiative? As a consultant, what mitigation strategies might you propose to your client for each of the potential barriers you identified?

DQ2 How many alternative strategies should you prepare for a client? What factors may affect the implementation strategies you choose? How might you influence your client to choose the strategy you think best meets the goals of the change initiative? What might you do if the client seems to resist implementing any of your alternative strategies?