Organization: Apple

To prepare for the Week 2 Assessment, consider an organization with which you are familiar where a culture change was needed. It is best to consider a past or current professional experience where you saw this as an issue. You will evaluate the organization and a change you identified using Kotters 8-step model for change, including:

• Step 1: Create Urgency.
• Step2: Form a Powerful Coalition.
• Step3: Create a Vision forChange.
• Step4: Communicate the Vision.
• Step5: Remove Obstacles.
• Step6: Create Short-Term Wins.
• Step7: Build on theChange.
• Step8: Anchor theChangesin Corporate Culture.

Assignment Deliverable

Complete the Organizational Change Chart.

Organizational Change Chart

Organizational Information

Select an organization that needed a change to its culture as you complete the organizational change information chart.

For each type of information listed in the first column, include details about the organization in the second column.

Indicate your suggested actions for improvement in the third column.

TypeDetailsSuggested Actions for ImprovementVisionInsert the organizations vision. MissionInsert the organizations mission. PurposeInsert the organizations purpose. ValuesInsert a list of the organizations values. Diversity and EquityInsert the types of the diversity and equityobserved in the organization. InclusionInsert examples of overall involvement of diverse groups inclusion in decision-making and process change. GoalIdentify the goal set for organizational change. StrategyIdentify the implementation strategies followed to implement the organizational change. CommunicationIdentify the communication methods used to communicate organizational change and thechange progress.

Organizational Perceptions

Considering the same organizational culture and change goal, rate your agreement from 1 to 5 in the second column with the statement in the first column. Use the following scale:

1. Strongly disagree

2. Somewhat disagree

3. Neither agree nor disagree

4. Somewhat agree

5. Strongly agree

StatementRating (1 5)Employees know the organizations vision. Employees know the organizations mission. Employees know the organizations purpose. Employees know the organizations values. Overall, the organization is diverse and equitable. Diverse groups are included in decision making and processes for change. The change goal was successfully met. The implementation strategies were effective. The organizations communication about the change was effective.

Kotter's 8-Steps to Change

Consider the goal for organizational change that you identified and the existing organizational culture.

For each of Kotter's 8-Steps to Change listed in the first column, rate whether you observed that step during the implementation process in the second column. Use the following scale to rate your observation:

1. Never observed

2. Rarely observed

3. Sometimes observed

4. Often observed

Identify actions you suggest for improvement in the third column.

Step NameRating (1 4)Suggested Actions for ImprovementStep 1: Create Urgency. Step 2: Form a Powerful Coalition. Step 3: Create a Vision for Change. Step 4: Communicate the Vision