Organizational Change and Tools for Change

Classwork – each part should be 200 words and clearly labeled

Part 1

Tools of Organizational Change

Select one of the following tools: the nine steps in Ackerman and Anderson’s roadmap for change, Cummings and Worley’s five dimensions of leading and managing change, or the three components of organizational change.  Explain how a leader could use this tool in guiding an organizational change.  Review several of your peers’ posts.  Respond to two peers who did not choose the same tool as you.  Discuss the similarities and differences between the tools. 

Part 2

Changes at the Top

After reading the Forbes articles “Six Reasons Tim Cook Is Doing A Great Job As Apple’s CEO (https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2015/11/22/six-reasons-tim-cook-is-doing-a-great-job-as-apples-ceo/#754a5e9b42fd) ” and “All Excuses Aside, Apple’s Major Problem Is Tim Cook (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysomaney/2015/11/15/all-excuses-aside-apples-major-problem-is-tim-cook/#445b29e5af68).,” explain the impact you think the transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook has had on Apple’s primary stakeholder groups: customers, employees, and investors.  In what ways do you think Tim Cook’s leadership has changed Apple?  Review several of your peers’ posts.  Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers.  Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ.

Same links as above:

Six Reasons Tim Cook Is Doing A Great Job As Apple’s CEO (https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2015/11/22/six-reasons-tim-cook-is-doing-a-great-job-as-apples-ceo/#754a5e9b42fd) 

All Excuses Aside, Apple’s Major Problem Is Tim Cook (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysomaney/2015/11/15/all-excuses-aside-apples-major-problem-is-tim-cook/#445b29e5af68).