Leading Through Change (Live Online)

In today’s business environment, the pace and sources of change are multiplying. In order to adapt, people and organizations look to those they trust for guidance and support – those in leadership positions. Leader/managers can identify and address the questions and concerns of team members, provide a direction for moving forward, and communicate strategies to continue to meet strategic and project objectives. Using Prosci’s ADKAR model encourage a proactive and collaborative approach to identifying need change and implementing any change. Those in leadership positions play a vital role in seeing that team members understand the benefits and new opportunities brought about by the change, as well as to embrace and progress through implementing change. The Leading Through Change content focuses on practical strategies and models that assist people to acknowledge and adjust to changing business conditions.Module 1: Introduction to Change and the Leadership Role within this ContextDefine ‘change’Review the role of the “nominal” leaderReview common sources and cause of changeExplore common responses to changeExamine the individual and team responses to changeActivity: Case Study 1Module 2: Change Models and strategiesReview reasons a change response failsExplore communication as a tool for calm and coordinationExamine the Force Field ToolForming a partnership for a change responseInspiring a shared visionCreating a sense of urgencyActivity: Case Study 2Module 3: The Leadership and Management RolesReview the responsibilities of each roleRecognize the leader/manager is also a human being in a work roleReview Prosci’s ADKAR model for proactive engagement in changeExamine responsibilities to the teamExamine responsibilities to organizationActivity: Case Study 3Module 4: Strategies to Embrace ChangeReview strategies to remove obstaclesExplore strategies to identify and build on successes, including ADKARReview the importance of creating and celebrating early successesExamine strategies the anchor and normalize change responsesActivity: Create an individualized plan to apply the course content at workModule 5: Summary and Next StepsLEARNING OBJECTIVESRecognize the need for a particular change and articulating a strategy to respond to change.Stress the importance of leaders/managers to encourage buy-in and commitment.Stress the importance of addressing issues and concerns.Provide leaders with change models including Prosci’s ADKAR and tools to provide support and direction to their teams during organizational, team, or project changes.