Leading Organizational Change - Good Sport

Running Head: Leading Change

Leading Change
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University of Phoenix

Leading Change
        Originally stated by Mark Sanborn, “Your success in life isn't based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers and business” (Leadership Now, 2009).   Change is inevitable and to be successful during times of change, organizations and individuals need to be open and adaptable to what the future will bringfuture challenges.   Leading individuals of an organization through change can be very trying, as to lead change in an organization’s structure one must change the culture of the organization. In doing so, many challenges will be faced from the power and politics, resistance from members of the organization and differences in leadership styles. Good opening paragraph
Analyze the relationship between organizational structure and culture
Good Sport is a fitness equipment supplier with a solid foundation and has been working to expand its market both demographically and geographically.   Since its founding, the company which manufactures, bikes, treadmills, rowers and other types of various fitness equipment is experiencing many internal challenges in its efforts to keep up with the ever-changing new trends. Good Sport like all organizations has internal conflicts between employees and departments, who and they must also contend with office politics and power struggles. Through effective leadership Good Sports’ management team is able to navigate through these changes and ensure future success and profitability.
Good Sport’s organizational structure is a functional structure. A functional structure is an organizational structure that organizes employees around specific knowledge or other resources (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005).   Good Sport has four departments, production, sales, research and development that each contribute towards the common goal and vision of the company. Within...