Week 10 Discussion Post 25 Document.

Thiscoursehasbeenhighlyinterestingtomebecauseoneofmy

primarylifeoutlooksisthatcomfortisaslowdeath.Changeisnot

onlyunavoidablebutitisnecessaryforbuildingresilienceand

fosteringprogress.

Sincecompletingmyintroductorypost,Ihavestartedanewpositionasdirectorof

development&constructionforaseniorlivingorganization.Indoingso,Ihavebeen

presentedwiththeopportunitytoinitiateandmanagechange.Specifically,inhowmy

organizationhashistoricallymanagedtheirconstructionprojects.Beingnewnotonlytomy

company,buttotheseniorlivingrealmalltogether,Iwasabletobringonboardmylessons

learnedinthefieldandadaptmymethodstomatchmynewenvironment(lessmudand

boots,morefinesseandtact).Inmyefforttodoso,Ihavebeenmetwithcertainresistance.

Thelessonslearnedduringthiscoursehaveallowedmetotakeastepbackandevaluatethe

bestmethodforbringingmychangeeffortstofruition.Lewin'smethodologyhasbeenhelpful

inmyinstancesinceIhavehadtounfreezeandevaluatethewayprojectshavebeen

historicallymanagedandattempttochangeandrefreezecertainprocesses.

SomeofthekeyoutcomesIwillfocusonmovingforwardincludeidentifyingcritical

stakeholders,beingspecificinmymessagingandsettingcleartimelines/milestonesfor

changeefforts.

Ihopeeveryonehashadapositiveexperienceandwishyouluckmovingforwardinyour

programs!