You are recently hired as a leader of a criminal justice organization, such as chief of police or warden of a prison. The organization you now oversee has a reputation for having a negative or toxic culture (e.g., culture of violence, for example). You are tasked with creating a strategic plan to investigate the causes, problems, and possible solutions to change the culture of your organization. Your strategic plan should include the following:
Problem: Fully describe and define the nature of the problem and why it matters. Describe the potential consequences or impacts of having a negative organizational culture.
Causes: Identify and describe the potential causes or sources of the culture problem. Discuss the role of leadership in organizational culture.
Plan: Draft plan for potential solutions to change the culture of the organization
Include a specific, clearly defined goal and objectives
Plan to achieve those goals/objectives
Using the stated official and operative goals in your strategic plan, describe how you will evaluate the effectiveness of your plan, including how you will measure them
Describe the possible challenges of evaluating the success of your plan
Challenges: Identify potential obstacles or challenges you may encounter in implementing your plan and creating change within your organization
