Kotter’s Eight Step Change Model

In this reflective writing exercise, you will analyze your strengths and challenges in the context of incorporating change, using critical thinking and reasoning skills.

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In summary, the eight steps are: Create a Sense of Urgency Build a Guiding Coalition Form a Strategic Vision and Initiatives Enlist a Volunteer Army Enable Action by Removing Barriers Generate Short‐Term Wins Sustain Acceleration Directions: Using Kotter’s change model and any additional concepts learned through the readings and lecture pages, write a self‐reflection essay that answers the following: Reflect on the concept of a scholar‐practitioner and its application to integrate practices to effect change in your organization. What do urgency, change, management, and complexity mean to you? Describe the role you play as a change agent. Select a situation where you were an employee or leader, and explain how change has affected your behavior and motivation to adapt to or improve operational efficiencies.