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Lead transformational change, minimize resistance with 8‐step model
Author(s) -
Radwan Ahmed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dean and provost
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7587
pISSN - 1527-6562
DOI - 10.1002/dap.30693
Subject(s) - transformational leadership , resistance (ecology) , lead (geology) , organizational change , computer science , change management (itsm) , process management , business , sociology , political science , operations management , public relations , engineering , geology , ecology , geomorphology , biology , lean manufacturing
Change is hard, especially when it comes to higher education. Often, employees will resist change because they prefer their usual routines. The change agent — usually an academic leader — has to be academically and professionally prepared to lead such change. One framework for introducing change into higher education settings is John Kotter's 8‐Step Change Model.