· Post a description of the characteristics of an effective leader of change, providing specific examples from your own experience with leaders. Explain why leaders need to have these particular characteristics to be effective in initiating change. Be sure to include a reference to the scholarly resource you identified on change leadership and explain how the reference relates to your post.
· Be careful not to identify anyone by name. The emphasis in the assignment is not the individuals themselves, only in how you perceive their leadership skills and approaches.
To prepare for Part 2 of the Discussion, reflect on the problem statements you discussed in the Module 4 Discussion and select one problem statement to address for this part of the Discussion. Think about the key stakeholders in relation to your problem statement and consider why these stakeholders are relevant to the problem. What questions, related to the problem, might you ask these key stakeholders?
In determining key stakeholders, you might ask yourself:
· Who will I need to obtain approval from in order to explore this problem?
· As it pertains to stakeholders, what are the risks and benefits of exploring this problem?
· Who will I need to involve as participants in exploring this problem?
· How will the possible outcomes of exploring this problem impact the stakeholders positively and/or negatively?
