Module 09: Becoming a Master Change Agent
Discussion Question
Question Requirements:
Change Agents
Are you a change agent?
Discuss your role as a change agent in your current organization, including your traits and characteristics. If you are not a change agent, discuss what type of change agent would benefit your organization.
Share how you influenced the generation, direction, success, or failure of a change initiative or would if given a chance.
Finally, discuss challenges you have as a change agent (e.g., not agreeing with the change, management not truthfully sharing the repercussions of the change, etc.).
Directions:
Discuss the concepts, principles, and theories from your textbook. Cite your textbooks and cite any other sources.
Write a discussion that includes an introduction paragraph, the body, and a conclusion paragraph to address the assignment’s guide questions.
Your initial post should address all components of the question with a 600-word limit.
Learning Outcomes:
Evaluate the traits and competencies which contribute to change agent effectiveness.
Differentiate between the four types of change leaders.
Readings
Required:
Chapter 8 in Organizational Change: An Action-Oriented Toolkit
Nielsen, K., Dawson, J., Hasson, H., & Schwarz, U. von T. (2021). What about me? The impact of employee change agents’ person-role fit on their job satisfaction during organisational change. Work & Stress, 35(1), 57–73.
Recommended:
Module 09 PowerPoint Presentation