In Module Six, you will discuss a leader of your choice who has led a change effort. To prepare for this upcoming assignment, choose a leader and research them in order to find information about them to answer the questions below. 1. What were the drivers or reasons for the leader to initiate a change effort? 2. What were the hindrances or obstacles that emerged during the change effort? 3. What did you find as the key role the leader had to take in the beginning of the change effort? 4. What was the communication channel the leader used to initiate the change effort? 5. How did the organizational culture play a role in the success or failure of the change effort? 6. What did you learn about the leader you researched that surprised you the most? Assignment Details: Given what you have read, what you learned from the leader that you Journal researched Guidelines and Rubric, and other activities, answer the following question What are five to seven critical actions needed from a leader in an organizational change effort? Support each action with references. Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one in a journal assignment inch margin. Reading and Resources Executing Strategic Change: Understanding the Critical Management Elements That Lead to Success The elements needed for strategic change are identified in this article. Understanding Leaders in Organizational Change Efforts Leaders have multiple roles in organizational change efforts. The success the leader achieves in these roles will be a major determinant of the success in the change effort. Too many leaders attempt to “delegate” their role and responsibilities in an organizational change effort, preferring to use their energies on other tasks. The problem is this will just not work. No one except the primary leader has the authority, access to resources, systems perspective, and power to get silos with multiple agendas aligned toward the goal of the change effort. How effectively a leader can “make change happen” will define much of the leader’s success throughout his or her career. Failure in a change effort will undermine the ability of the leader to lead. Unfortunately, although leaders have to get it right the first time, the problem is that most leaders have had little or no training in leading organizational change efforts to fruition. Here are a few principles for leader effectiveness in organizational change efforts. · Leaders need to be clear about the vision and strategy, because these define the targeted hoped-for future and the plan on how to get there. · Leaders need to understand the underlying pain driving the need for change to be able to communicate that to others. Leaders also need to understand the pain of the change to remove obstacles and provide needed resources, support, and interventions to keep the change moving forward. · Leaders need to have and maintain a “systems perspective” in org ...