Week 1 Discussion

Chapter 1 of your textbook includes, on page 9, Table 1.1, “Managing Change: Some Lessons from the Four Stories.” Review the four “lessons” (bullet points) on the table, and think about what some of the key “learning points” you gleaned about change from these stories. Then, do one of two things:1. Post the top three learning points you gleaned from the stories, and include how the stories for change helped you learn these points, or2. Research one of the four companies and see how or if that company has since changed (yet more) since the time of the book’s publication. How did that recent change fit with or not fit in with the “lessons” that the textbook mentions the company “learned” from their original set of changes? Explain what you find (bring the URL of the research/article you used to help you).Your instructor will follow up with you with additional questions throughout the week to push the learning further. Feel free to discuss your classmates’ findings and thoughts on these questions with each other as well. Welcome to Week 1 | Instructor Prondzinski | 6/17/2012 6:57:22 AM | | | Class,The opening segment contains a number of questions requiring a response. Start off the week by selecting one of the questions and provide a detailed response.Dr. Dale | |

| | RE: Welcome to Week 1 | Joshua Collier | 7/14/2012 9:11:07 PM | | | One thing that I found very interesting was that in three of four instances the CEO who was acting as the change agent was replaced, and several of the changes undone. I think it shows a few things; one that we should not be afraid of being replaced if we believe that the changes we are supporting are needed, and two we should not be afraid to undo some moronic change that was made by our predecessor, but finally it shows that there are good things and bad things with each change and as we progress as a company we need to accept the good and move to improve the areas we see as lacking. | |

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