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Change Vision<\/em><\/p>\n Creating a compelling vision statement is a vital ingredient to managing change. In this discussion, you will develop the vision statement for your change initiative. Use the questions below to guide you.<\/p>\n 1 Breana Southerland <\/strong><\/p>\n RE: Week 4 Discussion<\/p>\n COLLAPSE<\/a><\/p>\n Hello everyone and Happy Week 4!<\/p>\n Currently, I work for an international nonprofit organization. The vision statement that I have chosen for Assignment 2 is: <\/p>\n “We exist to spread love and uplift our community without discrimination. To serve our community with the most up-to-date and efficient resources possible. We exist to allow clients and employees to reach their full potential. To share our message so that we can continue to serve the most vulnerable members of our community. To build partnerships that will restore families and change lives. To Be the Good We Want to See.”<\/strong><\/p>\n I chose this vision statement for quite a few reasons:<\/p>\n “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme.<\/em>” – Mahatma Gandhi<\/p>\n This is a call to action to focus on what you can change versus what you cannot and to avoid the judgment of others(2). This is an objective our company was founded on, as we were created by a missionary who focused his message on helping the outcasts of society. <\/p>\n The EVM tool would be helpful with refining my vision statement by ensuring that it is customer-focused, includes success metrics, guides important financial commitments, and targets key operational and organizational elements (3). After completing this week’s reading it has already made me aware that before assignment 2, this vision statement will need to be a little more detailed to be considered effective. It would need to be progressive enough to push employees out of their comfort zones to get them on board with the initiative. A large part of this initiative is already in place within our organization so it will be important to adjust my vision statement to be more direct about the push, advantage, and substantial need for new technologies. <\/p>\n The steps needed to communicate this vision and align stakeholders would be to create urgency to obtain buy in, and present to the stakeholders by using Kotters recommended steps for effective communication of vision (4):<\/p>\n Thank you!<\/p>\n Breana <\/p>\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. https:\/\/www.salvationarmycarolinas.org\/about\/story…<\/a><\/p>\n 2.Morton, Brian. \u201cFalser Words Were Never Spoken.\u201d The New York Times, The New York Times, 30 Aug. 2011, www.nytimes.com\/2011\/08\/30\/opinion\/falser-words-were-never-spoken.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n 3.JWI 555: Week 4 Lecture<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 4. Kotter, J. (1996). Leading change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.<\/p>\n\n
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