Change and QEPs
This is a paper I wrote for a doctoral class in leading change in organizations. It might help someone faced with leading a QEP. Abstract From 2010 to 2012, the author led the efforts at her institution to comply with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ requirement that the college submit a quality enhancement plan. She encountered challenges in raising awareness, countering apathy from superiors, obtaining adequate funding, and writing a coherent document. Using Kotter’s theory of leading change, Hill’s model of team leadership, and Scharmer’s Theory U, she analyzes her behavior as a leader. Change Analysis: Responding to an Accreditation Board On an evening in June 2010, I was checking out at a local grocery store when I saw the chair of the academic department in which I work. She said, “Oh, did you get my email?” a question that often implies something negative, or unexpected, was in the email. “No,” I answe