Marine Corps Planning Process Model Analysis
As a member of the Armed Forces, we become accustomed to change of job and or change of location every three to four years. With this comes new leadership, new expectations along with other insights that can be expected upon arrival at a new job. Sometimes this can be stressful and sometimes it can be a relief in comparison to previous experiences, but can often come at a cost that may sometimes take the toll on those who are affected by the outcome. The most important message that I learned this week is that change encourages big picture thinking and maximizes the ability to be adaptive (Fischer, 2016).
While I was stationed in Japan, our Unit had a change of command where we gained a new Commanding Officer who deemed that the Unit needed to be re-organized to be more efficient today …show more content…
Some of the steps we used in MCPP are also included in what we learned from our text in relation to Lewin’s Three-Step model and Kotter’s Eight-Step Plan for Implementing Change. The Commander change the status qou of the command and informed us to break away from being stuck in doing business as normal, the Commander ensured that we kept moving forward and not becoming stuck on a problem too long, and once we realized the way forward it became the new normal way of doing business which is in line with the Lewin’s Three Step model of unfreezing, movement and refreezing (Robbins & Judge, 2007, p. 625-626). The Commander also established a timeline in which he wanted the re-organization to be complete by coming up with a date to implement all changes, weekly update meetings to ensure we were on the intended path while at the same time allowing adjustments if needed. This is some of the steps displayed in the Kotter’s Eight Step plan as listed in our text (Robbins & Judge, 2007, p.
While I was stationed in Japan, our Unit had a change of command where we gained a new Commanding Officer who deemed that the Unit needed to be re-organized to be more efficient today …show more content…
Some of the steps we used in MCPP are also included in what we learned from our text in relation to Lewin’s Three-Step model and Kotter’s Eight-Step Plan for Implementing Change. The Commander change the status qou of the command and informed us to break away from being stuck in doing business as normal, the Commander ensured that we kept moving forward and not becoming stuck on a problem too long, and once we realized the way forward it became the new normal way of doing business which is in line with the Lewin’s Three Step model of unfreezing, movement and refreezing (Robbins & Judge, 2007, p. 625-626). The Commander also established a timeline in which he wanted the re-organization to be complete by coming up with a date to implement all changes, weekly update meetings to ensure we were on the intended path while at the same time allowing adjustments if needed. This is some of the steps displayed in the Kotter’s Eight Step plan as listed in our text (Robbins & Judge, 2007, p.