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- how you would identify the organization's purpose,
- how you would develop a revised organizational mission and vision,
- how you would assess the organization's current climate and culture,
- how you would assess the organization's existing performance,
- how you would determine areas in need of short-term and long-term improvement,
- a description of your change or improvement strategy,
- how you would address issues resulting from change implementation (including workers' resistance to change), and
- how you would know if you were successful improving this organization.
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