Leadership and Change
Instructions:
Read and use the attached CH 14, CH 15, as a reference, and answer questions 1 – 3 and all sub-questions. Include opinions and experiences with specific examples.
For all three questions, share your own opinion/ experience with specific examples in detail.
Question 1. [Chapter 14 – Competing Values Approach] First, complete the Leader’s Self-Insight 14.2 .
(a) See Exhibit 14.4. Successful organizations with strong cultures will lean more toward one particular culture category.
Based on your highest scores for culture preference, what are some possible disadvantages of having a strong consistency culture?
Question 2. [Chapter 14 – How leaders change (or maintain) culture] Let’s assume that you are a leader of a company.
(a) How can you recognize a culture gap?
(b) What are some ways you can remove this gap?
Question 3. [Chapter 15 – Leader as Change Agent] First, complete the Leader’s Self-Insight 15.1.
(a) If your level of resistance to change is high, what are some ways you can overcome your own felt resistance to a change?
(b) In a case when you have to fire some of your employees during the change process, how can you overcome the resistance to change for your employees
