Discussion 1: Balancing Important Tasks
One challenge leaders face when attempting to initiate cultural change is striking the right balance between being “bottom line” or results-oriented goals with taking the time to team-build and create safe spaces where employees can experience transparent communication.
For this Discussion, think back to a recent transformative change that you have made or been required to make. Identify the disconfirming forces associated with the change (economic threat, political threat, technological threat, legal threat, moral threat, and internal discomfort) and highlight methods that were used to balance the tension between getting the job done and ensuring employees had a positive working experience.
To prepare for the Balancing Important Tasks Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources, especially:
Creating Corporate Cultures – Prof. Edgar Schein: Key note speech part 1 – YouTube
Creating Corporate Cultures – Prof. Edgar Schein: Key note speech part 2 – YouTube
Leadership Styles & Adaptive Cultures | UC Berkeley Executive Education – YouTube
Discussion Assignment:
Cohesive response to the following:
· Describe the change that you experienced (leave names or other identifiers out).
· Identify the disconfirming forces associated with the change (e.g. economic threat, political threat, technological threat, legal threat, moral threat, and internal discomfort).
· How was cultural and emotional balance maintained during the transformation?
· Assess the methods that were used to balance the tension between getting the job done (reaching a goal or achieving the change) and ensuring employees had a positive working experience.
· What do you think could have been done better (or that you would have done as a leader) to ensure that the change process went smoothly?
· How does the culture within an organization impact the change process?
· In what ways can leaders facilitate change and support those impacted by it?
· 3 – 4 paragraphs
· No Plagiarism
· APA citing
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