Organizational Change Chart

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  1. To prepare for the Week 6 Assessment, choose a well-known corporation, such as , Starbucks, Ford Motor Company, or Waste Management, that implemented a major change. Analyze the corporations change process based on Kotters 8-Step to Change using the .

    Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model

    • Step One: Create Urgency.
    • Step Two: Form a Powerful Coalition.
    • Step Three: Create a Vision for Change.
    • Step Four: Communicate the Vision. 
    • Step Five: Remove Obstacles.
    • Step Six: Create Short-Term Wins.
    • Step Seven: Build on the Change.
    • Step Eight: Anchor the Changes in Corporate Culture.
    • Was this a positive organizational change? Why or why not? If so, what strategies and tactics were effective or ineffective in creating positive organizational change? What strategies and tactics would have worked better?