Wk7 Organizational Change – Case Study: Leading Change

Wk7 Organizational Change – Case Study: Leading Change

MGT-466 Organizational Change Week 7 – Case Study – Leading Change Two Parts to this assignment: Part I: Answer the DQ in 50 words or more (be specific): Describe the leadership of a professional or personal organization to which you belong in terms of the five core leadership tasks discussed in your textbook. Is the leadership shared among several people or implemented by just one person? What would you say are the strengths and weaknesses of the leader(s) with respect to change in the organization? Part II: Read “Employee First, Customer Second: Vineet Nayar Transforms HCL Technologies” attached. Read at least two scholarly articles that address effective organizational leadership generally, or at HCL Technologies specifically. Write a paper of approximately 800 words that answers the following questions: • In what ways was Vineet Nayar effective and ineffective in implementing change at HCL Technologies? • Write a brief performance appraisal of Nayar, explaining each of the following core tasks, and provide an example to support your evaluation: o Developing and communicating purpose o Establishing performance goals o Facilitating upward communication o Strengthening the emotional bond between employees and the organization o Developing future leaders • Do you think Nayar deserves all or most of the credit for how well or how poorly the organizational change turned out? Why or why not? • Besides Nayar, what other individuals or groups in the case were instrumental in the success or failure of the change? Describe how they contributed to or resisted the change effort. Include a minimum of two scholarly sources.