ANNUAL REPORT 2009 - FPDL

MODULE 4: UNDERSTANDING CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONSDate: April 27-May 17, 2009Readings• Our Ice is Melting (2006) by John P. Kotter (2006)• Leading Change, by John P. Kotter (1996)• Restore the Health of Your Organization by Fred Fisher, Ana Vasilache, Nicole RataPaper 4: Reinventing Local Governments in order to Cure and PreventCorruptionTeams had to write a Paper of maximum 12.000 characters, in the form of a Memoprovided to the Mayor of the Local Government analyzed previously, to propose a oneyear intervention process aimed at reinventing the organization in order to cure andprevent corruption. The teams assumed that the Mayor was concerned about theorganization vulnerability to corruption and asked for their support to initiate andimplement the change process. In this paper teams were encouraged to use all theother modules concepts. The Papers were displayed on the PAP Website Forum, inorder to facilitate experience exchange among teams.19 Teams among the previous 21 provided Paper 4 finalizing Knowledge BuildingComponentEvaluation of Knowledge building componentAt the end of the Knowledge Building Component 15 teams completed by e-mail theEvaluation Forms. Participants evaluated from 1 to 5 the following aspects:Participants appreciated the readings and tasks• The books chosen for the knowledge building component were interesting withpractical models/tools, which can be applied for improvement of any organization,in particular public organizations• Excellently prepared literature-materials, guided and clear instructions for the task,useful and analytical feedback• The approach itself, starting with analysis of participants’ own organization – firsttwo tasks, was the most exciting part of the PAP journey through self- discoveryand notion of level of openness among the employees themselvesParticipants also gave advice for improving in the future the Knowledge Buildingcomponent:• Duration of the PAP building component should be 6 months, so for each task therewill be designated a month and half period of time. May be that is optimum timefor the composition of a task to be completed. (Reading, understanding concepts,application)10