Summary
This two-day program is designed to assist senior managers in leading change initiatives within their organizations. This workshop will clarify the direction and vision for the change effort, improve organizational communication, and assess the organization's "current state" or readiness to change. Participants will learn to identify the "key roles" they need to play during each of the three critical stages of change and how they can create strategies to overcome resistance to change.
We have all seen organizations try to remake themselves into significantly better operations. Their efforts have gone under many banners and have come in many shapes and sizes. In almost every case the goal has been the same: to cope with a new challenge or change in the way the organization must conduct its operations. A few of those efforts have been successful. A few have failed. Most fall somewhere in the middle. With all the change efforts that have been carried out, the lessons of success and failure have become clear. This program is designed to teach those lessons and to take the participant through exercises and applications to ensure they are more likely to lead a successful change effort.
Course Outcomes
The overall purpose of this program is to provide participants with the tools, concepts, and practices that will assist them in leading and managing their department in achieving its strategic objectives in today’s ever changing and challenging environment. Participants will:
- Refine and articulate their vision for the future state of the organization and to create an action plan for achieving it;
- Assess the impact that their leadership practices have on their department’s readiness and ability to change;
- Clarify their role as leader and identify their strengths and improvement opportunities;
- Determine when and how to involve others in decision-making in order to ensure a commitment to the decisions and to achieving quality results;
- Assess the needs and skills of their change agents;
- Strategically deal with resistance to change initiatives;
- Understand and proactively respond to the emotions change inspires;
- Maintain momentum for change initiatives; and
- Develop, implement and refine workable action plans for supporting change initiatives in their department.
In this course, participants identify a current change initiative that is important to them and their organization. They learn a range of important tools and techniques to lead change and apply them to their current circumstance. Participants develop personal action plans that help them lead the change and facilitate change initiatives on the job.