DQ: Discuss the importance of a change agent and a guiding team LDR 615 Topic 4 DQ 1

DQ: Discuss the importance of a change agent and a guiding team LDR 615 Topic 4 DQ 1

Change agents can be described as someone who communicates the vision of the company or the organization as well as someone who requests change within the organization. Change agents can be both internal or external parts of the organization in order to help change occur in both ways. “A change agent is anyone who has the skill and power to stimulate, facilitate, and coordinate the change effort” (Lunenburg, n.d). The guiding team is there to help support and guide the organization to the change that is occurring. The purpose of the change agent is to be a consultant, trainer, and researcher (Luenburg, n.d). They understand and will take the necessary steps to ensure the change is successful and beneficial for the organization. Both change agents and the guiding team can be successful in helping each other by the traits that they have including, communication, trust, and motivation.

Reference:

Lunenburg, F. C. (n.d). Managing change: the role of the change agent. Naaee. https://naaee.org/sites/default/files/lunenburg_fred_c._managing_change_the_role_of_change_agent_ijmba_v13_n1_2010.pdf

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In the world of organization, and even just the world in general, there are some consistent, and the most controversial one of these is change. Change is inevitable, looking at the pace of how everything has changes since I was a kind in the late 80’s and early 90’s, it a needed advent for ventures to succeed. Some aspect to help procure change is the use of change agents. Defined as follows, “Change agents are the human face of change. They are often employees within an organization who exist as part of a ‘change network’.

As a whole, change agents make new initiatives more relatable. They contextualize change for teammates. And, when a change is embedded through a large organization this way, everyone is more likely to engage.

But change agents don’t just act as advocates and teachers. They also gather essential feedback that informs manager recommendations and interventions. A well-managed change agent network enables the organizational change to achieve its desired KPIs.

So, the role of a change agent (a.k.a. champion, conversation lead, subject matter expert, whatever you want to call them) has three parts:

1. To champion change across the organization
2. To guide colleagues through change in a relatable way
3. To feedback to the change manager

Most change agents do this alongside day-to-day work. So it is important that team leads factors in time for them to fulfil their roles as agents”. (Herbert, 2021)

Another aspect is the use of a guidance team which is defined as, “a group of individuals within an organization who are the social

leaders of the change initiatives. These individuals bring expertise, energy, and perspective across a variety of areas. Further, peers respect their professionalism”. (Carpen, 2021)