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Essay / Developing and Implementing Change - 502
Implementing ChangeAccording to George & Tuite (2008), implementation is the most difficult stage. Lewin (1951) refers to this process as “displacement” (Deegan, 2004). During this stage, new policies or innovations are integrated into daily routines. This stage also includes behavioral changes on the part of organizational members, whereby old behavior patterns are replaced by new ones (ref?). According to Maxfield (2009), structural changes are sometimes necessary to influence behavior; for example, creating a physical space where people can brainstorm ideas without being disturbed. During the implementation of a new program by Maggi, Stergiopoulos and Sockalingam (2008), the teaching sessions were attended by leaders and their roles were to observe whether the program was being delivered as planned and provide support in case of difficulties. Leaders met with teachers in advance to help them plan lessons. The management team was also involved in organizational tasks such as booking rooms and collecting evaluations at the end of the workshop. Therefore, during the imp...