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Assignment : Understanding Change and the Capacity for Change

This module taught you about understanding organizational change and recognizing an organization's change capacity and introduced you to ideas to foster new mind-sets and skill sets to lead/manage change.

For this discussion assignment, consider your understanding of organizational change. Evaluate your mind-set and capacity for change within the context of your current (or previous) professional position and organization or that of an organization with which you are familiar.

Tasks:

Research theories and models of change leadership and organizational change. Use resources from professional literature in your research.

Professional literature may include theUniversity online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).

On the basis of your research and experience, in a minimum of 400 words, respond to the following points:

• Evaluate your own understanding of organizational change and explain whether it is the same or different from your readings of the text and researched articles. What is your mind-set and skill set for leading and accepting change?

• Evaluate your organization's capacity for change. Explain how the organization perceives and justifies change. Do you agree with the organization's viewpoints? Why or why not?