Module 2

Part 1

Watch  Organizational Management of Change during Mergers & Acquisitions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csB3stJUGTE&feature=youtu.be

Review  Change Management Tutorial

https://www.prosci.com/resources/articles?utm_source=tutorials.htm&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=cm

Watch  A Brief Introduction to Change Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jk6clmMycI&feature=youtu.be

Watch  Styles and Approaches in Leading and Managing Change: Top Management View

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4W0X2dPl0A&feature=youtu.be

Watch 8 Step Change Model

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=John+Kotter+Change+Model&&view=detail&mid=0C5E81241F230223EA9E0C5E81241F230223EA9E&&FORM=VDRVRV

Now, complete the task of apply the first 3 steps of the 8 Step Change Model to your selected company. Devise a plan for each of the eight steps as it applies to the recent change the company has under gone.

Step 1: Create Urgency

· Identify potential threats, and develop scenarios showing what could happen in the future.

· Examine opportunities that should be, or could be, exploited.

· Provide convincing reasons to get people talking and thinking.

· Identify customers, outside stakeholders and industry people who can support you in strengthening your argument.

Step 2: Form a Powerful Coalition

· Identify the true leaders in your organization, as well as your key stakeholders. (since you may not know who the true leader are from information available, project what characteristics these people should have.)

· Describe how you would obtain an emotional commitment from these key people.

· Describe your team building within your change coalition.

· Describe how you would create your team, check for weak areas on the team, and ensure that you have a good mix of people from different departments and different levels within your company.

Step 3: Create a Vision for Change

· Determine the values that are central to the change for this company.

· Develop a short summary (one or two sentences) that captures what you "see" as the future of your organization.

· Create a strategy to execute that vision. This will be a step by step change model that is specific for the company as it undergoes a merger or acquisition.

· Determine how you will insure that your change coalition can describe the vision in five minutes or less.

Part 2

1. Watch the Ted Talk: Forget the pecking order at work

http://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_why_it_s_time_to_forget_the_pecking_order_at_work?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tedspread

2. Research how change leaders lead change.

You may want to start with Margaret Heffernan

Post (500 words) 

1. How do companies that go through constant change cope?

2. Find specific companies that have constant change (such as Capital One)

3. https://www.towerswatson.com/en-US/Insights/Newsletters/Global/strategy-at-work/2011/Banking-on-Employees-Readiness-for-Change

Part 3

A company has recently undergone a global change either because of a merger or an acquisition. You have been called upon as a consultant to create a campaign to educate employees of the changes. To do this you must be thoroughly proficient in the different facets of global change management. You will then need to choose a focus for your campaign and develop a plan to help employees through the change process. You will present the change to stakeholders in a 10 minute "TED" Talk.

For this assignment, research education and training methods companies use to assist with change management.  Identify five methods and the companies that use them.  What makes the method successful or not?  Next, which of the methods you learned about might prove useful for your final project and why?