Step 2: Build the Team
Having the desire to change a situation on your own is often not sufficient to get the job done. More often than
not, change requires the help of a team of individuals. Last week you learned about how to create urgency. So
now you have the people around you motivated and ready to act. That’s a great start, but what comes next?
Can everyone just dive in and get it done? More than likely it will take a bit more planning and coordination
than that. You’ll need to create the right team and guide them in the right direction to accomplish the desired
change successfully.
Read Step 2 “Build the Guiding Team” from Kotter and Cohen’s The Heart of Change. First, review the
feedback from your instructor on Part 2 along with the discussion on urgency you had with your peers last
week. Use any new information you gained from the discussion and feedback from your instructor to revise and
improve Part 2 of your project.
Next, compile Part 3 of your project, explaining how you would build your team to address change in your
organization. Explain how you would show enthusiasm and commitment to draw in the right team players, how
you would model trust and teamwork, how you would structure the team, and how you will inject energy into
the group. Be sure to touch on potential pitfalls in this step that you will avoid. You may find page 60 helpful in
reviewing the key points of what to do and not do when building your team. Be sure your paper touches on the
key elements of each as they pertain to your organization.
Be sure to include at least three scholarly references to support your assertions written in your own words. Do
not copy word for word from the course text or any other sources. Your submission this week is Part 3 of the
final project.
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