Mgmt 373: Leading Organizational Change
Class Schedule

EXAM DATES:
Exam I - March 1
Exam II - April 26

January 11
  • Discussion of Handout #1: Course Policies
  • An overview of the approach to change leadership in the Fearless Change book and in this course
  • What makes you mad?
    • What can YOU do about it? (bring the answer to this question to class on January 13)
January 13
  • DUE: What makes you mad and what can you do about it? (see above on January 11)
  • DUE: Read the preface and chapters 1 and 2 in Fearless Change
  • Introduction to Change
January 15
  • DUE: Read chapter 3 in Fearless Change and all the "patterns" referenced in this chapter. (For example, read Evangelist beginning on page 144 and Test the Waters beginning on page 237)
  • Goal setting
  • Handout #2: Assignment 1
January 18
  • No class: MLK Holiday
January 20
  • The innovation-decision process
  • DUE: Proposal (Handout #2)
January 22
  • The people in your change effort
  • DUE: Read chapters 4 and 7 (and all the corresponding patterns) in Fearless Change
January 25
  • The people in your change efforts, continued
  • DUE: Proposal rewrite
January 27
  • The events in your change effort
  • DUE: Read chapters 5 and 6 and 9 (and all the corresponding patterns) in Fearless Change
January 29
  • Go out and Test the Waters
February 1
  • DUE: Test the Waters report
  • Handout #3: Assignment 3
  • The events in your change effort, continued
February 3
  • Elevator Pitch
    • Patterns:
February 5
  • UNC Asheville canceled class due to weather
February 8
  • DUE: Elevator Pitch - first draft
February 10
  • Ways to provide "knowledge" (the first phase in the innovation-decision process)
  • DUE: Read chapter 10 (and all the corresponding patterns) in Fearless Change
February 12
  • Work on flyer, elevator pitch, and Assignment 3
February 15
  • DUE: Flyer (first draft) and Elevator Pitch (second draft in writing)
  • Knowledge versus Persuasion
February 17
  • DUE: Assignment 3
  • Handout: Report Form for your change project (assignment 1)
  • EMOTIONAL CONNECTION pattern (on the Fearless Change web site)
February 19
  • The Qualities of an Entrepreneur (Ms. Parsons, guest lecture)
February 22
  • Knowledge versus Persuasion, continued
February 24
  • DUE: Written Report #1 for change project
February 26
  • Individual meetings with Dr. Manns
March 1
  • Exam I
March 3 -- UNCA canceled classes, due to weather March 5
  • DUE: Assignment 4
    • We will go over these in class today.
  • Handout #4: Your plan for the rest of the semester
    • Complete the first two pages of this handout and bring it to class on Monday, March 15th
  • This is another reminder about your elevator speech. Submit it via email before you leave for spring break. For examples and more information
March 6-14: Spring Break

March 15

March 17
  • Persuasion, continued
    • "Social Proof"
March 19
  • Persuasion, continued
    • Personal Touch, Choices, Compromise Choice, Value
March 22
  • DUE: Written Report #2 for change project (Report Form can be found here)
  • Persuasion, continued
    • Reciprocity, "Foot in the door", Active Commitment
March 24
  • Posters for CHANGE THE WORLD DAY and time to go over your Report #2 with you
March 26
  • Persuasion, continued
    • Consistency, Credibility, Collaboration, Learning
March 29
  • Persuasion, continued
    • Weakness into Strenghts
March 31
  • CHANGE THE WORLD DAY!
April 2 April 5 April 7 April 9
  • DUE: Read chapter 12 (and all the corresponding patterns) in Fearless Change
  • Dealing with resistance
April 12
  • Dealing with resistance
  • Handout #8: Reflection paper for assignment #1
April 14
  • Powerpoint slides for this can be found on the Fearless Change web site - the slide show is Climate Change, Sustainability, and the Environment: Overcoming Denial - Prompting Action (at end of page)
  • Dealing with resistance
April 16
  • DUE: Assignment 6
  • Motivating Employees: The mismatch between psychology and business
April 19
  • Motivating employees: The mismatch between psychnology and business, continued
April 21
  • Discussion of "change leadership" with the Gandhi video
    • Be on time for class today -- This video will begin at the start of class, exactly at 1:45pm
April 23 April 26
  • Exam II
April 28
  • We will meet in Owen 113 -- Please be on time
  • Presentations: Celebration of your change project (and Do Food!)
April 30
  • Dr. Manns will be in her office (for questions, last minute help on project, etc.) during class time


HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!