Innovation creates change, and lasting innovation creates successful organizational re-development. Parent Cooperative for Early Learning (PCEL) is a not-for-profit preschool and child care facility that humbly serves the Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois and continues to be a staple (retrieved from http://parentcoop.squarespace.com). After PCEL suffered from embezzlement by the director of the organization, change is imperative to enhance the overall security and success. First PCEL must establish leadership, then utilize management expert John Kotter’s eight step approach for implementing and sustaining change. Establishing new leadership is necessary as the new school year approaches to redefine solidarity and stress the value …show more content…
The leader will exude optimism, honesty, integrity, and focus on community through transformation. Optimism creates drive and motivation. If the leader can encourage everyone to give more effort, the organization will thrive. Determination of the leader would drive others to contribute. PCEL, as previously stated, is an organization that progresses because of team work. The director will demonstrate trustworthiness through consistently, constant, and clear lines of communication. The communication has to be comprehensible and effective to intrigue others to revisit and re-believe the mission of the organization, in order to carry out the organizational goals. A leader that displays integrity to all followers is noticed as a person who is moral and ethical in all circumstances, and THAT is the type of leader everyone will follow (Weiss, 2015). Provided that behaviors of a trustworthy leader is being reciprocated than the PCEL director is creating a group of leaders, which means high productivity (Weiss, 2015). Meaning, while the organization established a director, everyone is a …show more content…
“Create short-term wins (London & Mone, 2012).” PCEL hopes to be able to create improvements in the school as well as reward people involved continuously. The cooperative will conduct a SWOT analysis and surveys to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the company against past history and current competitors. The SWOT analysis and surveys will help the organization discover what works for the company and how to improve what works to be better than before.
7. “Don’t let up (London & Mone, 2012).” Companies are always changing. Most importantly, PCEL will be more motivated to reorganize member responsibilities and change technological advances. The leaders should verbalize often that these changes and reminders are happening to motivate families to become leading forces and watch the school progress further than 30 years.
8. “Make the change stick (London & Mone, 2012).” Finally, PCEL will positively reinforce the connections between the new behaviors and organizational success (London & Mone, 2012). PCEL hopes to make new connections and gain a reputation for a successful restoration and openness to future improvements. Furthermore, compelling everyone to not only take action, but ensure everyone that transformation is possible for the organization by keeping the vision, mission, and strategy in