Personal Narrative: Leading A Continuously Changing Organization

Leading a Continuously Changing Organization As the new CEO of a medium-sized company, the organization’s Board of Directors charged me with incorporating needed renovations in the currently stagnant business. Although the board accurately portrayed the potential the company possesses, they also described the pitfalls. The odds are not in my favor. Researchers studying the success rate of top management hired from outside a company discovered that approximately 50% of these individuals failed within the first 18 months of their tenure (Church, 2014). My position as the new CEO could generate a level of distrust amongst the employees. Knowing that my main responsibility is to initiate and implement transformational adjustments that may negatively impact a significant number of employees, building trust may be a challenge. However, in order to lead the organization to a position of stable growth, gaining the employees’ trust is essential. By nature, I am a servant leader, and as such, I would utilize organizational …show more content…
In order to move the business forward, I must examine all areas to determine priorities. The organization does possess one factor that offers great value in that it possesses a combination of both experienced employees who have weathered good and bad times, and recently hired members who are excited about innovative possibilities. This combination offers the potential for the formation of effective communities for change (Jagasia, Baul, and Mallik, 2015). In order to accomplish this, I would make connection with all the associates in the organization my first priority. I would then establish a relationship with those individuals who have had considerable experience in the company, and would build a “Coalition of Trust” (COT) composed of middle management and these individuals as central players in the process. This coalition would provide both consultation and organization for collaborative