Planned Change and Project Planning

• Review Kurt Lewin’s change theory, and contrast it with other classic change models and strategies. (The other classic change strategies described by Bennis, Benne, and Chinn (1969), are rational-empirical strategies; normative-reeducative strategies, and power-coercive strategies).

Write a 4-page paper (page count does not include title and reference page) that addresses the following:
• As a healthcare professional, Identify a problem, inefficiency, or issue within a specific department/unit or area in a psychiatric hospital or a general hospital
• Describe a specific, realistic change that could be made to address the issue.
• Summarize how the change would align with the organization’s mission, vision, and values as well as relevant professional standards.
• Identify a change model or strategy to guide your planning for implementing the change. Provide a rationale for your selection.
• Outline the steps that you and/or others would follow to facilitate the change. Align these steps to your selected change model or strategy.
• Explain who would be involved in initiating and managing this change. Describe the skills and characteristics that would be necessary to facilitate the change effort.
Include an introduction, summary, and references.