Mental Model Mindset: Case Study
Mental Model Mindset
Vanessa Harris
OI/361
January 29, 2015
Dr. Bradford James
Mental Model Mindset
AAA Transportation has for many years been known for carrying the best wholesale produce in Waukegan, Wisconsin. Our company has decided to add nonperishable items our delivery of wholesale products. This is addition to our services. The delivery service will expand from within the small city through the entire state. The idea if adding nonperishable items would benefit our company by giving the customer more food choices to choose. This great idea is a big money maker for the company. Even though we are about change we know there will be employees that will have doubts and concerns of this change, we are willing to take risks.
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Subconsciously, it is a very difficult thing to do. Like Bud and Vernon, people must be eager to change their mental mindset for betterment of the company, even if there are risks involved. Taking certain phases to change can be a large enhancement on the quality of your performance. Understanding boundaries and authority of mental models should be the first steps our team should take at changing the mental mindsets of Vernon and bud so they could receive the proper information that they may come on board with the team. The second step the team should take is testing the relevance of mental models compared to the changing surroundings meaning to create new models. Introducing Bud and Vernon to this second phase can show them how brand new ideas can change the company compared to what they are already familiar with. Reshaping the framework, the thinking of others and by surpassing interferences to change is the third phase to changing a mental mindset. If we can get Bud and Vernon to identify their uncertainties of why they think the way they do then this would be valuable to the team.
The fourth phase to changing a mental mindset is changing your perception by functioning swiftly on the new-fangled models, not stopping to working out a method for valuing and supporting your models (Wind, Crook, & Gunther, 2005, preface). This should have Bud and Vernon to realize the limitations that they may have because of not accepting change can make them see how a new mindset can mean success for the
Vanessa Harris
OI/361
January 29, 2015
Dr. Bradford James
Mental Model Mindset
AAA Transportation has for many years been known for carrying the best wholesale produce in Waukegan, Wisconsin. Our company has decided to add nonperishable items our delivery of wholesale products. This is addition to our services. The delivery service will expand from within the small city through the entire state. The idea if adding nonperishable items would benefit our company by giving the customer more food choices to choose. This great idea is a big money maker for the company. Even though we are about change we know there will be employees that will have doubts and concerns of this change, we are willing to take risks.
A person …show more content…
Subconsciously, it is a very difficult thing to do. Like Bud and Vernon, people must be eager to change their mental mindset for betterment of the company, even if there are risks involved. Taking certain phases to change can be a large enhancement on the quality of your performance. Understanding boundaries and authority of mental models should be the first steps our team should take at changing the mental mindsets of Vernon and bud so they could receive the proper information that they may come on board with the team. The second step the team should take is testing the relevance of mental models compared to the changing surroundings meaning to create new models. Introducing Bud and Vernon to this second phase can show them how brand new ideas can change the company compared to what they are already familiar with. Reshaping the framework, the thinking of others and by surpassing interferences to change is the third phase to changing a mental mindset. If we can get Bud and Vernon to identify their uncertainties of why they think the way they do then this would be valuable to the team.
The fourth phase to changing a mental mindset is changing your perception by functioning swiftly on the new-fangled models, not stopping to working out a method for valuing and supporting your models (Wind, Crook, & Gunther, 2005, preface). This should have Bud and Vernon to realize the limitations that they may have because of not accepting change can make them see how a new mindset can mean success for the