For this assignment, you will act as the Vice President of Organizational Develo

For this assignment, you will act as the Vice President of Organizational Development for Widget’s R’ Us. Widgets R’ Us is a retail company located in Oklahoma City for the past 30 years. Widgets R’ Us is a brick-and-mortar retailer with 30 stores located across the United States. The store provides practical solutions for businesses, industries, and individuals. While the retail store has done well for three decades, the decision to increase its online presence has boosted demand. To meet retail demand, the company has decided to introduce robotics to its warehouse to meet fulfillment needs. The warehouse will begin immediately outfitting the facility with high-tech sorting and delivery robots. While the company had ensured the workforce that no employees would lose their jobs as a result of this organizational change, the mention of robotics had caused some pushback and resistance among warehouse employees. As V.P. of Organizational Development the CEO of Widget’s R’ Us had asked you to develop a strategic plan to drive successful dialogue for planned organizational change. After reading the assigned resources, write a 3-to-4 page strategic plan paper (not including title page and reference page). In your strategic plan, include the following: Provide a brief introduction: Include a purpose statement. Brief background of the proposed organizational change. Why is dialogue an important communication strategy for implementing organizational change? What is the overall goal for communicating change? What method(s) of communication will be applied? Why? Of all of the approaches presented in the book and in the articles, choose at least five approaches to drive successful organizational change strategy. Explain the purpose for each approach. What steps would you utilize to address potential rumors? Provide a conclusion. Use the assignment rubric to guide your efforts and apply the current APA formatting style.