Strategic Change: Case Study

Title Strategic Change: Case Study Prefered Language style English (U.S.) Type of document Essay Number of pages/words 3 Pages Double Spaced Subject area Business Academic Level Undergraduate Style APA Number of sources/references 1 Order description: Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to provide a chance for the student to examine an existing organization and apply research to identify opportunities for strategic change. Assignment Steps Develop a 1,050-word essay to identify one global creative organization, as defined in Ch. 10 and 11 of Mastering Leadership. Analyze the opportunities for strategic change that are evident, citing evidence. Include considerations of culture and structure in addressing those opportunities. Include the following: Identify one organization that could be considered creative, based on definitions in Mastering Leadership. Determine whether or not you believe the organization meets those criteria. Explain why. Discuss the impact of organizational culture and structure on that opportunity for strategic change. Formulate conclusions including personal learning on your analysis. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. This is from the client: CH 10 CREATIVE ORGANIZATIONS The design of systems, structures, and cultures have their origins in the structures of consciousness that create them. The cultures and structures that most organizations are moving toward are Creative Structures. They are thus designed, led, and sustained by leaders functioning out of a Creative Mind. The natural tendency of Reactive Mind is to create and recreate patriarchal and overly hierarchical organizations. Creative Mind tends to establish systems, structures, and cultures that are cre- atively unique and different. These change efforts have many different labels—lean, agile, adaptable, fast, innovative, flexible, empowered, involving, inclusive, participative, engaging, self-managed, intrapre- neurial, creative, fluid, flat, purpose-driven, visionary, and so on. We are moving to these types of organizations because the worldwide leader- ship experience strongly suggests that they can better compete in today’s environment of constant change and escalating complexity. Creative Mind is more adapted to lead this kind of change. Reactive Mind too readily defaults to old patterns of leadership. Reactive Mind is not mature enough to lead change into a Creative organization design. This requires Creative Level Mind or higher.