exam case study
Always-on tranformation
Putting people first
1 Inspire through purpose
2 go all in
3 enable people by giving capabilities
4 instill a culture of continuous learning
5 Have a vision, clear map with miletones, and hold people accountable
Rational Approach - a systematic approach to driving change and nderstanding why change initiatives succeed or fail
C=DxMxPxR
Emotional approach
Charismatic - think MLK, Ghandi, Hitler
Transformational changes status quo by appealing to te followers values and their sense of higher purpose
Dissatisfaction
Model
Process
Resistance - why
Dissatisfaction - can be created by the leader, to channel emotions of the followers towards the leader's vision
Environmental scanning - use internal and external scanning to develop vision
A vision - should answer what the purpose of the organization is and why people want to work in it - leader must craft a vision statement in collaboration with followers
what changes are needed?
Goals - to support the vision - such as profitability, reliability, safety goals, KPIs.
Systems thinking approach - opposite of siloed thinking - a holistic thought on system changes ex. increased capacity, effect on the physical plant. Cannot discount interactions between Vision, Capabilities, Culture, Structure, System
Develop a Change plan - best chance of success is to formulate a change plan with followers input
Expectation-performance gap - set realistic expectations, patience, and ensuring followers gain proficiency in the new system
Fear of loss - power, relationships, valued rewards sense of identity, incompetence
Leader should recognize SARA - Shock, Anger, Rejection, Acceptance
Conclusions
Adaptive leadership - flex and adjust wih changing situations
Learning agility - learn from experience and apply lessons to new situations
Use Force Field Analysis pp 576 to depict drivers and barriers to change in an organization
Society/authoritative structure
Traditional authority system - North Korea, Saudi Arabia, etc.
Legal-rational authoriy system - laws that govern the position occupied (elected officials)
Charismatic authority system - derivision of authority based on exemplary characteristics
transactional leadership - LMX - Burns notes that it does not result in organizational or societal change but rather pepetuates and legitimzes the status quo\
Charistmatic leaders - staged model - 1. assess current situation and pinpooint problems, 2. articulate a vision that is a motivating force for change (dissatisfaction) 3. Build trust in the vision, create a positive example for the change