• Provide the specific changes you would make in the [student] organization if you were to assume the change agent role. How would you go about effecting these changes?
• What challenges do you envision for each of your changes?
• Do you think that the [student] organization will welcome these changes with open arms? Why or why not?
• For your particular [student] organization, would change occur more readily if the change agent were also the president of the organization? Discuss.
• Some people jump at the chance to be a change agent while others run from the role. In your opinion, why is this the case?
• What are some characteristics of successful change agentry? These factors should refer to the way in which change agents manage change rather than to any personal characteristics they may possess.
• Will trust, respect, and credibility play a role in whether you are successful or not? Explain.
• Sometimes organizations don't give a change initiative enough time to take root before they kill the effort. Learning new processes and changing them to organizational norms takes time. How long do you envision your change initiative(s) taking and at what point will you see fit to discontinue your efforts?