Strengths and Weaknesses in a Self‐Reflection Essay

In this reflective writing exercise, you will analyze your strengths and challenges in the context of incorporating change, using critical thinking and reasoning skills. Read: Kotter’s Eight Step Change Model In summary, the eight steps are: 1. Create a Sense of Urgency 2. Build a Guiding Coalition 3. Form a Strategic Vision and Initiatives 4. Enlist a Volunteer Army 5. Enable Action by Removing Barriers 6. Generate Short‐Term Wins 7. Sustain Acceleration Directions: Using Kotter’s change model and any additional concepts learned through the readings and lecture pages, write a self‐reflection essay that answers the following: 1. Reflect on the concept of a scholar‐practitioner and its application to integrate practices to effect change in your organization. 2. What do urgency, change, management, and complexity mean to you? 3. Describe the role you play as a change agent. 4. Select a situation where you were an employee or leader, and explain how change has affected your behavior and motivation to adapt to or improve operational efficiencies. Requirements: • YOU MUST USE THE REFERENCES PROVIDED AND 2 ADDITIONAL SOURCES • In this self‐reflective assignment, you need to back up your ideas and claims with scholarly sources. Please cite at least two scholarly sources that are not required readings in the course. • Keep in mind that critical reasoning and thinking skills are not the same as an opinion. While it is acceptable to write in first‐person, be sure to support your ideas with valid, reputable, and scholarly articles. The CSU‐Global Library is a good place to find your resources. • Feel free to use 1‐4, above, as sections of your essay. REFERENCES Spector, B. (2013). Chapter 2: Theories of effective change implementation [PowerPoint slides]. Implementing organizational change: Theory into practice (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.