Organizational Change

Change can be such a wonderful thing, but the implementation of change can be quite challenging when it disrupts the status quo. To launch my innovation plan in my organization, I will be asking teachers to rethink the way a classroom looks, sounds, and operates. I will be asking teachers to step out of the limelight and assume the role of a facilitator. Teachers, by nature, want to provide the best for students but we often worry about failure when it comes to something new. My innovation plan promotes a new way of learning that allows teachers to give individualized learning to every student. My plan gives teachers more time; yes, more time! My plan allows students to take ownership in learning, set goals, and move at an appropriate pace.

Embracing the change in manageable steps with full support will help all teachers become familiar with the blended learning environment, explore new possibilities and begin to revolutionize education. The authors of Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change, provide a framework where leaders can identify vital behaviors as well as sources of influence that enable the leaders to then utilize the behaviors and sources of influence to effect change.

In The Four Disciplines of Execution, the authors define how to identify a major goal and then the steps that leaders and subordinates will need to take to accomplish that goal. We are also introduced to the stages of change and how to make change become habit. The stages allow for a leader to identify where the organization is in the process of making a permanent change.

Both models allow leaders to focus on a single major goal and identify the road map to successfully implement the procedures that meet the goal. Successfully reaching the goal will create a new “norm” within the organization and then they can begin the trek to reach new goals so that the organization is constantly evolving and growing with the times.

References

Patterson, K., & Grenny, J. (2013). Influencer: The new science of leading change, Second Edition. McGraw-Hill Education.

McChesney, C., Covey, S., & Huling, J. (2012). The 4 disciplines of execution: Achieving your wildly important goals. New York, NY: Free Press.