Change Management 3,4

Which of the following statements best describes what it means to create a sense of urgency for a change effort?

• establish tight deadlines for making changes in the organization.

• create intense competition for the allocation of resources in the organization.

• Create a compelling narrative that explains why change is necessary in the organization.

________ are primarily responsible for creating a sense of urgency. They are closest to the work.:

• Leaders

• Employees

• Managers

• Customers

What do leaders do when they create a guiding coalition?

• create a sensible and appealing picture of the future

• Create a compelling narrative that explains why change is necessary

• create a change oversight team to oversee implementation.

• Create financial stability

An effective guiding coalition has

• a mix of individuals from different levels of the organization.

• a large percentage of high-level staff positions who report directly to senior leadership.

• a large percentage of front-line and middle-level managers.

• a large per centage of very good managers

With a sense of urgency, the organization understands

• why change is no longer optional

• why change is optional

• why change is immaterial to the current situation

• why change is important but not critical

One of the steps to create a sense of urgency is

• Remodel the CEOs office

• Not sharing data

• Try to maintain the status quo

• Sharing bad news about the organization

Senior leaders should create a guiding colation and then

• stay actively engaged

• give in to resistance

• take a vacation

• keep in touch through Whataspp

According to Kotter, senior leaders can doom a coalition's effectiveness by

• appointing their relatives

• appointing good managers

• appointing the wrong people

• appointing only leaders

Change has to be sponsored by ___ of the org but driven by _____ of the org

• top; bottom & middle

• bottom; middle

• middle; top

• bottom & middle; top

Transformational leaders can implement change alone.

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• I don't know