Ldr/531 Organizational Change Paper

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Affecting Change Nick Khan LDR 531- Organizational Leadership DeVry University Mr. Larry. M Jul 06, 2009 Affecting Change This paper will address the simulation of Leadership in Action. The issue at hand entails a company, Smith and Falmouth, a mid sized company that provides tele-shopping and a mail order network. The company has decided to start a new e-tailing business unit to add to their business portfolio. The CEO, Irene Seagraves, has put together a team consisting of a project manager, a marketing manager, a logistics manager, and a web development team. The purpose of the paper is to act as the newly assigned Chief Operating Officer and restructure the department of employees with their respective strengths and influence,…show more content…
This form of leadership allows individuals to take accountability of meeting the goals of the organization. Transformational leadership fosters open communication between company lines and throughout the organizational lines. Transformational leaders are visionary and can motivate employees to do what is right for the company, despite individual differences. Building trust with the teams of employees is crucial. Transformational leadership allows for the necessary changes in paradigms to occur within the…show more content…
Flexibility, innovation, and strategic planning will be instrumental in the formulation of the new structure. The newly appointed COO will need to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current culture in place, determine what is valued, and strategically move the behaviors of the employees towards the three primary goals needed to be accomplished within the next 9 months. The COO will need to understand the internal organizational structure that contributes to explaining and predicting behavior (Robbins & Judge, 2007, 30). The transformational leadership style chosen will lend itself a shift in paradigms from manager loyalty to organizational loyalty. The team essentially becomes the boss, with oversight from the company’s managers whom act as a liaison in fostering communication and structure for the goals to be accomplished. The teams will have a sense of shared governance and accountability for the goal attainment. Key components of contributing to a successful launch of the newly created structure include, but are not limited to; a clear vision from the COO on what the direction, and plan of action will be, implementation of strong communication of the plan with the managers and employee’s, and a system of checks and balances to allow for adjustments to be made to accomplish the goals of the
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