This exercise will provide you with a general sense of the openness of a person to a specific undertaking. Think about a change situation you know of or are Score involved with. Please rate the following factors. 1. Past experience with change, particularly Very Very ___ 0 +5 +10 –10 –5 changes similar to that advocated Negative Positive 2. Normal rate of change that has been experienced Very Moderate ___ 0 +5 +10 –10 –5 by the organization Low to High 3. Recipients’ general predisposition to change as Late Early ___ –10 –5 0 +5 +10 reflected in their personalities Adopter Adopter 4. People believe they understand the nature of the Low High ___ 0 +5 +10 –10 –5 proposed change and the reasons for it (i.e., the need for change) 5. Recipients’ personal beliefs about the need for Very Very ___ 0 +5 +10 –10 –5 this particular change Negative Positive 6a. Reactions of coworkers to the change Very Very –10 –5 0 +5 +10 6b. Strength of coworker relations (norms) Negative Positive Multiply #6a by #6b Weak Strong ___ 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 7. Leader credibility Low High ___ 0 +5 +10 –10 –5 8. Leader gains compliance through fear versus Fear Support ___ –10 –5 0 +5 +10 gains commitment through understanding and empathy 9. Organizational credibility (i.e., will it follow Low High ___ –10 –5 0 +5 +10 through on commitments related to change) 10. Congruence of systems and processes with the Very Very___ 0 +5 +10 –10 –5 proposed change (or confidence that they will be Incongruent Congruent brought into congruence) Predisposition to Change Index: Overall ___ Scores can range from to +100 –100 Please use it to evaluate your own openness to the change. If your scores are in the +50 or greater range, you will likely be quite open to change and ready to cope. Negative scores would suggest the opposite, while scores in the middle range (+50 to point to –50) increasing ambivalence. What do the scores tell you about what might be done to increase your openness
This exercise will provide you with a general sense of the openness of a person to a specific undertaking. Please use it to evaluate your own openness to the change. Think about a change situation you know of or are involved with. Please rate the following factors. Score 1. Past experience with change, particularly changes similar to that advocated Very –10 –5 0 +5 +10 Very ___ Negative Positive 2. Normal rate of change that has been experienced by the organization Very –10 –5 0 +5 +10 Moderate ___ Low to High 3. Recipients’ general predisposition to change as reflected in their personalities Late –10 –5 0 +5 +10 Early ___ Adopter Adopter 4. People believe they understand the nature of the proposed change and the reasons for it (i.e., the need for change) Low –10 –5 0 +5 +10 High ___ 5. Recipients’ personal beliefs about the need for this particular change Very –10 –5 0 +5 +10 Very ___ Negative Positive 6a. Reactions of coworkers to the change 6b. Strength of coworker relations (norms) Very –10 –5 0 +5 +10 Very Negative Positive Multiply #6a by #6b Weak 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 Strong ___ 7. Leader credibility Low –10 –5 0 +5 +10 High ___ 8. Leader gains compliance through fear versus gains commitment through understanding and empathy Fear –10 –5 0 +5 +10 Support ___ 9. Organizational credibility (i.e., will it follow through on commitments related to change) Low –10 –5 0 +5 +10 High ___ 10. Congruence of systems and processes with the proposed change (or confidence that they will be brought into congruence) Very –10 –5 0 +5 +10 Very___ Incongruent Congruent Predisposition to Change Index: Scores can range from –100 to +100 Overall ___ If your scores are in the +50 or greater range, you will likely be quite open to change and ready to cope. Negative scores would suggest the opposite, while scores in the middle range (+50 to –50) point to increasing ambivalence. What do the scores tell you about what might be done to increase your openness