Leadership Change Capacities

Feb 7
22:59

2007

Kate Gardens

Kate Gardens

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Certain core capacities are vital to effecting norm change, such as engaged resident leadership; collective vision for results; effective partnerships among residents, institutions and others; and capacity to communicate core messages, ideas and beliefs.

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As these building blocks of change are brought into play,Leadership Change Capacities Articles neighbours may change their views on accepting the level of crime and become motivated to mobilize for action. For instance, flyers for block watch based on a communication strategy may be distributed in schools, stores, faith organizations and neighbourhoods (effective partnerships among residents, institutions and others) based on the action plan of an engaged neighbourhood group (resident leadership). The block watch activity may further mobilize residents, sparking them to forge new types of partnerships with law enforcement agencies. These shifts in behaviour, partnerships and law enforcement strategies illustrate influence, the result of core capacities leading to strong building blocks of change. If the changes in neighbourhood mobilization and law enforcement strategies lead to a decline in the crime rate, the core capacities have achieved an impact outcome. If the new strategies are replicated in other neighbourhoods throughout the city, the strategies will be brought to scale. Further, the engaged residents will remain in place to address other neighbourhood issues. As it has already been discussed that the Change can be implemented when the staff or the team members of the any organization are ready to accept and adapt the change without the Resistance. If there is any type if resistance then it becomes agitated and cause s the differences in the Organization. To implement change first of the team members or the staff should be apprised and motivated. Secondly, the staff should be informed about the advantages of the new change and its effect on the Organizational functioning .