Compare and Contrast Change Approaches

Introduction

It is clear in looking closely at a brick-and-mortar versus virtual organization the key difference is in communication and collaboration and how the organizational leader effectively communicates to the followership. In a traditional organization the leader, leads behind four walls, with face-to-face communication as the driving force in moving his or her organization. In a virtual organization, the leader still has the same power to communicate with the organization, but it is often through email, chat or online technology which some might suggest is non personal and often open for interpretation or perception of what is really being said. The debate may swing as a pendulum, either way, whether a brick-and-mortar or a virtual organization, a leader must build criteria in moving the organization towards success.

A strong leader within both organizational types, must build change criteria that will move the organizations common vision and goals and build trust within a followership. A model of servant leadership might be the most effective change criteria as it encourages all followers to be leaders inside and outside the organization. Emotional Intelligence plays a crucial role in support of servant leadership in building a leadership foundation that will move the organizations common vision. Once a common vision is in place with the support of the followership, it is then when learning teams can be implemented to assure the common goals within the vision are accomplished through professional learning communities. Once these teams are set, a key component is the ability for all professional learners to become flexible learners in an effort to embrace change. The final component is to identify useful dat...

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