1.5 - About University

➠ People feel a loss of control over their lives, jobs, or careers.➠ People who used to be confident are now feeling lost, confused, and baffled or threatenedby what seem to be “new rules.”Even when identified, paradigm shifts can seem revolutionary, with people disagreeingabout problems. With different underlying assumptions, people in the old and new paradigmslive in different worlds. Thus, a principle or method that is impossible to grasp by one groupis intuitively obvious to another group.WEB WORKSHEETUse the workspace provided to reflect on and prepare for paradigm change within your workgroup,organization, or industry.As you read and hear strange ideas about the new economy, changing leadership, organizational issues, the changingmarketplace, and so on, what issues do you feel the most uneasy about?What do other people suggest, and what does your reaction to changing circumstances suggest to you, about your currentleadership paradigm?Is your organization or workgroup currently experiencing a paradigm shift? How would you describe this shift?What are elements of your current leadership paradigm? How is it changing?[☛ 1.1 Twenty-First-Century Leader, 1.4 Leader Principles]What people or groups, including you, may be feeling a loss as a result of these changes? What might they or you belosing?[☛ 5.8 Human Transitions]Given that you support these changes, what steps might you or your workgroup take to ensure that resistance to neededchanges is minimized, and that every opportunity is provided for the changes to succeed?[☛ 5.1 Change Equation]Copyright McGraw-Hill 2000. Original purchasers of this book are permitted to photocopy or customize this worksheet by downloading it fromwww.books.mcgraw-hill.com/training/download. The document can then be opened, edited, and printed using Microsoft Word or other word processingsoftware.SECTION 1 FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS 31