Defend a change leadership action plan that your organization should implement to create positive change outcomes and reduce or virtually eliminate resistance to change.

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Organizational Development (OD) is a method organizations use to manage change. OD implements change in an organization by using the action research (AR) model to identify a problem, plan change, implement interventions, and evaluate the success of the change process. Two key tenets of the AR model are: 

  1. Involve those doing the work (e.g., employees, stakeholders) in the change planning, implementation, and review.
  2. Create a cyclical OD process whereby results from one cycle (i.e., evaluation) becomes part of the input for the next cycle (i.e., identify problem)

To begin this week’s section of the final project, briefly review your chosen organization (LIFE COACH SCHOOL OF ARKANSAS) . Presume that the reader does not know the identity of your organization or what you have evaluated thus far. What is the essential information the reader should know? This section of your paper should be a very brief summary, likely no more than three or four sentences. Be sure to provide an appropriate APA introduction to your paper.

Next, describe one or two recent change events that have occurred in your subject organization.

  • What was the planned change?
  • How well did the change effort work?
  • Using research in organizational and leadership literature, evaluate the change event.
    • What mistakes were made?
    • What key lessons can you summarize from your evaluation of the past event?

Next, research the literature on change leadership. Defend a change leadership action plan that your organization should implement to create positive change outcomes and reduce or virtually eliminate resistance to change. Be sure to support your plan with research. 

Next, assess strategic steps to leverage insights from the employees at different levels of the organization in every stage of the change process. Be sure to support your strategic steps with research.

Finally, justify how your proposed change process for the organization aligns to the organizational values.

Submission Details:

  • Submit your answers in a 6- to 7-page Microsoft Word document

How would you pair people to work together? What would help them to learn about their emotions so they can be productive in the workplace?

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Part 1:

Emotions are powerful responses! Sometimes emotions can find themselves in the workplace. A sales person with intense passion can convince someone to make a purchase. On the other hand, an angry manager can deliver an unfair review as their emotions get brought into the workplace. In this discussion, you are asked to help your team to understand and manage their emotions in the workplace. Review the following article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intense-emotions-and-strong-feelings/201012/it-or-not-emotions-will-drive-the-decisions-you

Assume that you are a team leader, and your team is under a deadline to get a lot done. You have noticed that some of your team members tend to get overwhelmed and make emotional decisions. Other team members seem to thrive in those situations and are motivated by the deadline.

Based upon this article, make a list of things you can do as a manager to help your team to understand and manage their emotions so they all can be productive. For instance, what could you teach them about emotions? How would you pair people to work together? What would help them to learn about their emotions so they can be productive in the workplace?

*** Be at least 10 sentences ****

Part 2:

Respond to this discussion post below.

“If I obtained a position of power like this, I would try to incentivize each worker based on their needs. For example, I would set the deadline, but I would encourage workers to finish early by adding some time of bonus. I would also try to pair motivated workers with anxious workers. The motivated workers would most likely inspire the anxious workers. Additionally, the workers should be informed. I would try to explain why some anxious workers feel that way, and how they can redirect that anxiousness into motivation. All of these tactics would create a better work environment.”

Discuss the themes that have emerged (what you have learned) from integrating the material from A and B, focusing on what is relevant for the proposal section of your paper.

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To-Do List
” Continue to obtain, read, summarize, and evaluate relevant sources.
” Review feedback on first draft.
” Write your second draft.
” By class time on March 8th:
” Submit your draft to Turnitin Draft 2 in order to fix any problems before uploading it to Canvas.
” Submit draft to the Second Draft assignment link in the Canvas.
” Upload all sources (the actual articles) used in the second draft in the Sources assignment link in the Research Paper section of Canvas. If you read a source but are not using it in the paper, you do not need to upload it. Save each source as a pdf and name each one according to the author last name(s) and year (e.g., Baxter_Bosson_2006). If you do not have an electronic copy of a source, then you must turn in a paper copy.
” Seek feedback on your draft from either BrainFuse or a writing tutor in the CTL.

Second Draft-General Information
” In the second draft, you will make any necessary revisions to your Introduction section and to add the literature review sections (of your relevant sub-disciplines) to your research paper.
” All content in your second draft should either be in your own words (preferred) or in quotation marks with page numbers provided. Keeping plagiarism out of your draft is an important step in keeping it out of your final paper.
” Remember that slow and steady wins the race. Be sure to schedule regular times to write and hold yourself to keeping this schedule.

Format of Second Draft (+ Tips)
” Include Title Page, Revised Introduction, Literature Review Section (of sub-discipline A, sub-discipline B, and the integration of A and B), and References. Note that if you have more than 2 sub-disciplines, then you should review the relevant literature for each sub-discipline in your Literature Review section.
” Write at least 10-12 pages (of text), which is about 3600 words, and include at least 10-12 sources.
” Follow APA Style and avoid ALL forms of Plagiarism.
” Follow these Second Draft Guidelines carefully.

Content of Second Draft – Literature Review Section

In the literature review section of your second draft, develop the following sections of your outline. Note that the following is a suggested structure for this section of your paper. You may find that a different structure works better for your material. Feel free to discuss this further with me in person.

II. Sub-Discipline A
A. Review relevant literature in sub-discipline A (use a thematic structure, rather than an article-by-article structure).
B. Define relevant terms (where appropriate).
C. Critique literature in this section (as you are discussing it).
D. Summarize main themes in this section.

III. Sub-Discipline B
A. Review relevant literature in sub-discipline B (use a thematic structure, rather than an article-by-article structure).
B. Define relevant terms (where appropriate).
C. Critique literature in this section (as you are discussing it).
D. Summarize main themes in this section.

<repeat as necessary for 3rd sub-discipline>

IV. Integration of Sub-Disciplines A and B (and C, if relevant)
A. Discuss the themes that have emerged (what you have learned) from integrating the material from A and B, focusing on what is relevant for the proposal section of your paper.
B. Describe any inconsistencies and gaps in the two literatures. Use this description to make a case for the uniqueness/necessity of your proposed social program or applied research project

the attachments needs to be revised, the part above need to be written.

Research  a minimum of four of the eight scholarly sources related to these  concepts in the Ashford University Library to support your statements in  the paper.

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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review sections  1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 of Chapter 1 in the text. In addition, read the e-book  sections by Glanz (n.d.) and Saucier and Srivastava (2015).

The  major assignment for this course is the development of your personal  Integrative Personality Theory.  In this paper, you will select one  concept from each of the seven models covered in this course to include  in your theory.  Note that this is not meant to be an overview of each  model, and the paper cannot focus on just one model.  Rather, you are to  select a specific concept from a theory in each model, and you must  include one concept from each of the seven models in your final paper.   Click here for examples of some of the main concepts from the Psychodynamic Model

In  this week’s assignment, you will begin work on the final paper.  You  will complete the specific secions of the paper that are indicated  below.  This allows you to begin work on this major assignment and  receive formative feedback from your instructor in order to improve  final submission. Please use this template  to build your Integrative Theory of Personality paper.  It is APA  formatted already and will guide you through the needed sections.

Instructions for the week three required sections:

Introduction:   Provide a general introduction to the topic of theories of personality.  Explain what you plan to cover and describe the direction your paper  will take. Note: This section will not feature a heading.

Major Concepts  
In  this section, you will present the seven specific concepts identified  from the seven models you think best apply to the study of personality  in distinct subheadings.  For each concept, identify the major  personality model from which the concept was taken as well as the  theorist associated with that model.  Each concept section should be  approximately 3-4 paragraphs.  For week three, you need to complete two of the seven total required by week five.
Click here for an example of how to structure your discussion of each concept.

  • Psychodynamic Model Concept
  • Neurobiological Model Concept
  • Behavioral Model Concept
  • Cognitive Model Concept
  • Interpersonal/relational Model Concept
  • Trait Model Concept
  • Self-Psychology Model Concept

Excluded Concepts 
In this  section, present the concepts you have chosen to exclude in your theory  of personality development.  Reflect on the basic assumptions that  define personality and identify three specific excluded concepts from  any of the theories studied in the course.  For each of the excluded  concepts, provide a rationale explaining the various aspects of the  concept that make it unsuitable for your use and compare and contrast it  with the concepts you have chosen to include.  Each concept will be  approximately 2-3 paragraphs.  In week three you need to flesh out the section for one of the three-all three are due in week five.

The Differences between Healthy and Unhealthy Personalities
Describe  the basic differences between healthy and unhealthy personality, based  on the concepts that you have chosen to include and exclude from your  theory.  This section will be approximately two to four paragraphs.  Start the draft in week three to be finalized in week five.

The Roles of Heredity, the Environment, and Epigenetics
Provide  your analysis of the roles heredity, the environment, and epigenetics  play in the development of personality.  Discuss how heredity and the  environment might affect personality disorders.  This section will be  approximately three to five paragraphs.  Start the draft in week three to be finalized in week five.

Assessment and Measurement of the Theory
There is no requirement in week three for this-the section must be completed by week five.

Self-Reflection
In  this section of the paper, review the self-reflection you wrote in Week  One of this class and describe how and in what ways your views have or  have not changed.  Analyze your Week One self-assessment using the  concepts that you have included in your integrative theory and describe  how your theory explains your personality.  This section will be  approximately four to six paragraphs.  Start the draft in week three to be finalized in week five.

Conclusion:  There is no requirement in week three for this-the section must be completed by week five.

Research  a minimum of four of the eight scholarly sources related to these  concepts in the Ashford University Library to support your statements in  the paper.  Popular websites and your textbook may augment, but they  will not count toward the minimum number of sources needed for the  paper.

The assignment:

  • Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including  title page and references page) and formatted according to APA style as  outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • Must document all sources in APA style.
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style