Discussion 1

Discussion 1
Tools of Organizational Change
 

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.
 

Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
 

Discussion 2
Changes at the Top
 

After reading the Forbes articles Six Reasons Tim Cook Is Doing A Great Job As Apple’s CEO (Links to an external site.) and All Excuses Aside, Apple’s Major Problem Is Tim Cook (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.
 

Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
 

Required Resources
 

Text
 

Weiss, J. W. (2016). Organizational change (2nd ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
 

Chapter 3: Implementing Change
 

Articles
 

Jones, C. (2015, November 22). Six reasons Tim Cook is doing a great job as Apple’s CEO (Links to an external site.) .Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2015/11/22/six-reasons-tim-cook-is-doing-a-great-job-as-apples-ceo/#112a3f5242fd
 

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Somaney, J. (2015, November 15). All excuses aside, Apple’s major problem Is Tim Cook (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysomaney/2015/11/15/all-excuses-aside-apples-major-problem-is-tim-cook/#1499d2f1af68
 

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