discussion post 253
Part 1
View the Seth Godin video about innovation, Seth Godin: How to get your ideas to spread (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Think of an innovative company and explain how its ability to adapt has enabled the organization to remain competitive in its industry.
Part 2
Read the article, “Are You Managing Change Or Leading It? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.†Based on the information in the article, the author explains that change is inevitable. Which of the four things suggested to create a culture that is compatible with change do you believe is the most important and why? The author explained the importance of having a vision. How have your past leaders shared their vision for change with you? What could they have done differently to be more proactive to change?
Part 3
Select one of the following tools: the nine steps in Ackerman and Anderson’s roadmap for change, Cummings and Worley’s five dimensions of leading and managing change, or the three components of organizational change. Explain how a leader could use this tool in guiding an organizational change. Review several of your peers’ posts. Respond to two peers who did not choose the same tool as you.
Part 4
After reading the Forbes articles “Six Reasons Tim Cook Is Doing A Great Job As Apple’s CEO (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.†and “All Excuses Aside, Apple’s Major Problem Is Tim Cook (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.,†explain the impact you think the transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook has had on Apple’s primary stakeholder groups: customers, employees, and investors. In what ways do you think Tim Cook’s leadership has changed Apple? Review several of your peers’ posts.