John P. Kotter’s “Leading Change” is the quintessential book for any organization looking to successfully bring about change in the workplace. As many of us know‚ change is never easy‚ but Leading Change helps by offering a plan of action. Leading Change has been used by many organizations‚ both large and small as a road map‚ to establish new policies successfully and with minimal resistance. The book offers a step by step process to introduce and successfully inplement changes. The book describes eight
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first factor to be assessed in a change process is to determine whether or not a particular status quo is in need of change. If the answer is yes‚ then the agent needs to identify the nature and relative strength of the driving and restraining forces operating in the force field. From the analysis‚ a determination is made of which one or several restraining forces is to be altered in order for the desired change to occur (Lewin‚ 1951). In my organization‚ the change that management could undertake
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many different kinds of theories. In the language of Thomas Kuhn (1970)‚ no single paradigm serves as a theoretical model accepted by the entire field of personality (Cloninger‚ S.‚ 2013). There different perspective theories are psychoanalysis‚ learning theory‚ trait approaches‚ and humanistic psychology; they all work together. Researching these different kinds of perspectives will allow me to understand the perspective better and how they work. Psychodynamic Theories Psychodynamics‚ otherwise
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In this essay I aim to describe two theories (Equity Theory and Social exchange theory) of relationships and to consider how they might influence the therapist engaged in couples counseling‚ noting their similarities and differences. Equity theory is a theory about fairness. Its application to close relationships has been primarily advanced by Elaine Hatfield (previously known as Elaine Walster) and her colleagues in the book Equity: Theory and Research (Walster‚ Walster‚ and Berscheid 1978). The
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Contents Introduction-The need for change .................................................................................................................................... 2 1. Resistance to change ............................................................................................................................................ 2 2. OD Practioners ...............................................................................................................................
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Complex Change: Presentation 20 May 2005 Harry Truman once said “You issue orders from this office and if you can find out what happens to them after that‚ you’re a better man than I am!” He was talking about the Oval Office rather than the office of the CEO‚ but the analogy holds. Looking at many change projects‚ senior executives often behave as though they believe that life is as straightforward as issuing orders and watching as the world obeys. If that were true‚ the world would be a simpler
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educational reform happened in a secondary school and comment its effectiveness based on the organizational theories. ------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction The Education Commission Report No.7 released in September of 1997 suggested to build a quality culture in schools(EDB‚ 1997) . Since that‚ schools and education institutions of all levels experienced changes and reforms in various scale and kinds. Schools are no longer stable and predictable places. Schools
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Philosophy Ego Theory and Bundle Theory Derek Parfit’s views on personal identity and the Ego and Bundle Theory are all summarized in his article “Divided Minds and the Nature of Persons”. In his article‚ Parfit explains the distinction between Ego theory and Bundle theory and provides several arguments against Ego Theory. Although it proves to be very difficult to believe the Bundle Theory‚ Parfit’s critique is convincing and well thought out. In order to defend the Bundle Theory of personal identity
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Organization Culture And Change Organizational culture – a popular but also a very complex concept – has been identified as an influential factor affecting the successes and failures of organizational change efforts. Organizational culture could be looked at as the pattern of shared valued‚ beliefs and assumptions considered being the appropriate way to think and act within an organization (Schneider‚ 1985). In other words‚ culture: the pattern of shared values‚ beliefs and assumptions considered
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healthcare. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing‚ 8(2)‚ 96-99. Kouzes‚ J.‚ & Posner‚ B. (2007). The leadership challenge. San Fransico: Jossey-Bass. Marquis B. L.‚ & Huston‚ C. J. (2012). Leadership roles and Management functions in nursing theory and application (7th Ed). (pp. 30-49). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer health/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Stanley‚ D. (2011). Clinical leadership: Innovation into action. (pp. 53-78). South Yarra: Palgrave Macmillan. Yoder-Wise‚ P. (2011). Leading
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