Introducing a Sense of Urgency

As counterintuitive as it may seem, it can be dangerous for a company to be too successful. Oftentimes, along with success, an air of complacency can emerge. By focusing only on the current success, an organization may be at risk of failing to either recognize opportunities for new growth or identify potential challenges resulting from their competitors’ innovations. In order for the change process to begin, managers need to create momentum—and when no visible crisis exists, managers may need to develop some other strategy to make transformational change appear to be the best option for overcoming organizational complacency.

As you review the resources this week, continue your research, and contemplate the following:

In order to initiate change, the causes of a current state of complacency must be identified and replaced with a sense of urgency. To accomplish this, one strategy might be for organizations to hire consultants to obtain an unbiased overview of problem areas. Consider the following:

• What is the difference between a sense of urgency and a sense of emergency?
• Is complacency always negative?

Note: You do not need to answer these points directly in your Discussion post, since they serve primarily to begin your thinking process. However, you must explain your reasoning as you formulate your formal response.

Now answer a cohesive and scholarly response based on your readings and research this week that addresses the following:

• Describe an area in your own organization (or one with which you are familiar) where you recognize a level of complacency. After reviewing the different sources of complacency on page 40 of the Leading Change course text, explain which source(s) may be contributing to this complacency and in what ways.
• Reflect on the suggested methods for overcoming this complacency by creating a sense of urgency. Which of these approaches would you use to address your complacency issues? Why? Putting yourself in the role of the manager responsible for the area you identified, how would you implement the approach to create the sense of urgency for the change? Provide a concrete plan.

References:

Kotter, J. P. (2012). Leading change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Chapter 3, “Establishing a Sense of Urgency”

Chapter 3 details the first stage in the change process: establishing a sense of urgency. The author describes the key causes of complacency and how to raise the urgency level.

Kotter, J. P., & Cohen, D. S. (2002). The heart of change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Step 1, “Increase Urgency”

Step 1 reviews what works and what is unproductive when trying to increase urgency. The chapter contains a number of case studies that exemplify the concepts.

Critical Essay Paper: You will research the Luis Jimenez/Martin Memorial Hospital case and write a 5-6 page essay about the challenges faced by the hospital/hospital administration in this matter. Be clear and concise in explaining your arguments and use credible sources. Your essay paper should be written in APA format (Requirements below) and structured to cover the following questions.

YOU MUST USE THE BELOW AS HEADERS FOR YOUR RESPONSES.

1. What is the challenge faced by Martin Memorial Hospital?

2. who’s been affected by this challenge (specific group of persons, organizations, government)? (Clue: Hospital Stakeholders, etc.)

3. What are the implications of this challenge on health care in America?

4. What solutions/alternatives have others proposed to solve this challenge?

5. What ideas do you have to solve this challenge?

Important note:

Must be apa format

The case about the person luis jimenez who hospitalized in martin memorial hospitals

5 or 6 page without cover and ref pages

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Please complete the worksheet that is attached. The instructions are on the worksheet. NO Plagiarism please.

Also a paper needs to be done with the following.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that identifies the effects that people have on the hydrological cycle and the consequences of these effects. In the paper, include the following:

• Describe the water cycle, including sources of usable freshwater and renewal times for rivers, lakes, and ground water.
• Explain how wetland destruction and creation of impervious surfaces through urban development affect the water cycle and contribute to flooding.
• Explain some pros and cons to using levees for flood control and whether it is in the best interest of communities to rely of levees to prevent flooding.
• Explain how dams influence the hydrologic cycle and whether they are viable option for long-term flood control, water supplies, or power generation.
• Explain three issues associated with irrigation, including whether current rates of aquifer use are sustainable.

Include at least three references in addition to the text, formatted consistent with APA guidelines.

No directly quoted material may be used in this project paper. Resources should be summarized or paraphrased with appropriate in-text and resource page citations.

Produce a sequential timeline beginning with the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and end at today’s date. You may use a chart or other visual representation to demonstrate understanding. Next, identify at least two major policy statements or legislation that had significant effects on the enforcement of drug laws in the United States. The narrative portion of the project should be at least two full pages of text (or more if necessary to demonstrate your understanding of the topic); not including your reference page and any visual representation. The narrative must also contain:

• a detailed description of the event
• an assessment of its impact on drug and/or alcohol control
• public attitudes/responses to the event

Rubric Name: A MODEL Rubric for CCJS Projects – Max points

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