Summary: Literature
Dinwoodie, David , et al. “Navigating Change: A Leader’s Role.” Center for Creative Leadership, www.ccl.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/navigating-change-a-leaders-role-center-for-creative-leadership.pdf.
The paper discusses the role leaders must take to effectively navigate change. The author talks about the importance of change leadership and how to implement it. In the process, the author breaks down change leadership to be implemented at the three distinct levels of self, others, and organization. The author offers leaders advice by mentioning different ideas that an effective change leader needs to know. These ideas are broken down into different sections, and are discussed in great detail.
The different sections in this paper could be implemented in my research project. The second half of the paper provides ideas and steps needed by leaders to effectively navigate change. Through the use of this source, I can provide the Imam of the mosque with ideas and steps he could take to make the transition of change in leadership smoother for the community.
The authors of the paper are well qualified in their field of study as they are members of the Center for Creative Leadership. This organization works primarily on leadership development and how to effectively lead a team. In terms of its primary audience, the paper is directed more towards managers and leaders who are dealing with change within their organization. The paper seeks to educate them and provide valuable insights on the best way to navigate through the change.
Vrazel, JoEllen. “Http://Ljournal.ru/Wp-Content/Uploads/2017/03/a-2017-023.Pdf.”A Guide for Community and Public Health Practitioners, 2013, doi:10.18411/a-2017-023.
JoEllen Vrazel’s examines and explains how individuals go through plan and unplanned changes throughout their lives. In the process, Vrazel discusses the role leaders need to take to transition through the change. She discusses the difference in leaders, as some stay ahead,, while others keep up or fall behind. In order to stay ahead of the curve, JoEllen provides leaders with transitioning strategies. What makes this paper unique and beneficial is that it provides different strategies leaders can implement to progress through change. As a result, leaders can choose the strategy that is best for their situation.
Given that the mosque is a place of worship and has many different types of individuals who attend, it was important for me to find a couple different strategies I could provide the Imam. In terms of my project, this source answers the question about what is the best strategy for the Imam to take in order navigate through the change in leadership at the mosque. I can now provide the Imam with a diversified list of strategies and recommendations he can implement at the Mosque.
JoEllen Vrazel is experienced and knowledgeable about effectively managing change in an organization. This is evident as she has an accomplished history of consulting and providing assistance to leaders in different industries. In terms of the primary audience, JoEllen is writing to community and public health practitioners. However, the information provided is beneficial to anyone in a position of leadership or for people going through a change within their organization.
Kaleem, Jaweed. “What States Have The Most Mosques? Survey Shows Trends Among American Muslims.” TheHuffingtonPost.com, Huffington Post , 29 Feb. 2012, www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/mosques-in-united-states-study_n_1307851.html.
Jaweed Kaleem discusses how mosque structures and population have changed over the past decade. The article discusses how over 900 new mosques being built has ultimately led to a decrease in average population per mosque. Changing demographics of mosques is also discussed in detail as an increase in Somalian and Bosnian populations have also impacted mosque structures and population.
This source will beneficial to my research project when I am analyzing the community turnout problem. The Islamic Community Center of Laurel has also experienced a change in demographics over the past few years. Many south asian community members have been moving and establishing their own mosques. Through the use of the source, I can link the information to my project and determine how the overall changing demographics relate to the specific community I am looking at.
Jaweed Kaleem is an experienced reporter when it comes to religious affairs. Before becoming a Senior Religion Reporter at the Huffington Post, he was a religion reporter for the Miami Herald. Jaweed’s experience in the field makes him and his work a well qualified source to use in my research project. In terms of the audience for this article, Jaweed Kaleem provides information that would be interesting or valuable for anyone interested in the changing demographics of mosques across the United States.
“The IC Space.” Understanding How People React to Change | The IC Space, The IC Space, communication.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ic-space/change-communications/understanding-how-people-react-to-change/.
The IC Space article discusses how people react to change. It talks about the different stages people go through as they deal with change. In order to help people deal with the change, managers and leaders must effectively communicate the different aspects of the change. This communication can be done through the 4PS of purpose, picture, plan, and part. Furthermore, identifying what stage of the change cycle people are on is extremely important. As a result, the leader will able to understand the individuals, while also helping them move along the change cycle.
The authors of this article are well qualified as they are working for the Government Communication Service. This organizations prides itself on teaching others about change, and how to effectively manage change. This source is extremely helpful for my research project. It helps me answer the question about what steps the leader of the mosque should take to effectively manage the change of leadership at ICCL. The source is mainly targeted toward managers and leaders who are dealing with change in their community. It helps them understand how people react to change, and what the leaders must do to help people throughout this change cycle.
Nieuwhof, Carey. “7 Ways To Grow Church Attendance By Increasing Engagement.” CareyNieuwhof.com, 15 June 2016, careynieuwhof.com/7-ways-grow-church-attendance-increasing-engagement/.
Carey Nieuwhof discusses what steps churches and religious institutions can take in order to grow their attendance. The article mentions the importance of increasing engagement from individuals in order to help overcome the declining number of church attendance. Throughout the article, the author provides different suggestions and ideas on how to increase participation in religious services.
This source will help me when constructing recommendations for the mosque on how they can increase their own community turnout. I plan to implement some of the suggestions they provided into my own proposal to the mosque. For example, providing a clear path toward involvement is something the mosque can also do to help increase its community turnout.
Carey Nieuwhof is well qualified as he is an experienced expert in his field. Besides being a pastor of a major church, Carey has given speeches on church leadership, change, and other relevant topics relating to religion and community. Although the article was written from a point of view addressing churches, many aspects of the information provided can be applied to other religious institutions as well. The author is trying to reach out to the leaders of churches and religious institutions, in order to help them find ways to increase their community attendance.
Budeir, Mahir. “5 Ways to Tell If Your Mosque Is Successful or Just Growing.” Muslim Strategic Initiative, 12 May 2015, muslimsi.com/5-ways-to-tell-if-your-mosque-is-successful-or-just-growing/.
Maher Budeir discusses how mosques can properly and effectively evaluate themselves. In the article, he mentions different ways the Mosque can determine if it is running successfully or not. The importance of differentiating between being successful and just growing is discussed in great detail throughout the article. For example, the article asks if your mosque attract individuals who may not be active in the Muslim Community.
This question relates tremendously to my own research project. The Islamic Community Center of Laurel historically has not made a major effort to attract less active members of the community. By recommending this to the mosque in my proposal, ICCL will have another way to increase community turnout by actively trying to recruit these less active members in the community.
Maher Budeir’s expertise in this topic is extremely beneficial as he is apart of Balance Leadership Firm, which is a firm that helps nonprofit organizations reach their true potential. Maher Budeir’s main audience would be mosque community members of the country. Rather than just targeting mosque leaders, Maher provides suggestions any mosque community member can use in order to ensure their mosque is on its way to becoming successful.
