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Chief Transformation Officer

The Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) is an organizational position that is gaining recognition within many organizations. The CTO is a relatively new type of leadership role that will be explored in this paper.

In your paper:

· Define the role and function of the Chief Transformation Officer.

· Explain how a CTO can help an organization with change initiatives.

· Explain what some of the disadvantages or limitations of the CTO position are.

· Describe how an organization’s utilization of a CTO is different than the “Changing from the Middle” approach (mentioned in Chapter 12 of the course textbook).

Your paper should be three to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center, and it must include in-text citations and references for at least two scholarly sources from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library, in addition to the course text.

Required Resources

Text

Palmer, I., Dunford, R., & Buchanan, D. (2022).  Managing organizational change: A multiple perspectives approach (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.

· Chapter 7: Change Communication Strategies

· Chapter 12: The Effective Change Manager: What Does It Take?

 

Recommended Resources

Article

Pedulla, D. (2020, May 12). Diversity and inclusion efforts that really work (Links to an external site.) . Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/05/diversity-and-inclusion-efforts-that-really-work

· This article discusses how organizations can approach diversity and inclusion change initiatives. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Multimedia

TED. (Producer). (2009, July).  Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors (Links to an external site.)  [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/itay_talgam_lead_like_the_great_conductors.html

· This video takes a creative look at communication and the leader’s skills and abilities to develop harmony within an organization.