Advanced Strategic Change Management

Description

Change is ubiquitous and is often fraught with challenges however it is a necessary enabler in business. Get on the right side of change so chance is replaced with clear plans. By understanding how to mobilize perspectives and people through the change process, it will make the process more seamless.

Strategic change management requires focussing on time, tribulation and tenacity. Many change management programs suffer as they do not adequately investigate risk nor prepare for the impact of consequences. However, by attending this Change Management course you will orchestrate the bigger picture of change courageously transforming beyond the current state.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

What you will learn

Understanding and Diagnosing the Need for Change

• Building the Case for Change
• Data-led Regression Analysis
• Needs vs Aspirations
• Systemic and Endemic Issues

Managing the Change Process

• Disruptive Nature of Change
• The Change Management Process
• Aligning the Change Team
• Leading Change
• Procedure in Practice

Being an Agent of Change

• The Change Leader
• Change Cycles and Patterns
• Learning from Crisis and Challenges

Building Resilience and Agility against Resistance

• Dealing with Difficult People
• Steering through Turbulence
• Resilience Principles
• The Art of Agility

Organizational Culture and Behaviour

• Organizational Culture and Climate
• Shifting Internal Perceptions
• Encourage Positive Workplace Behaviours
• Creating a New Normal

Change Management Strategies

• Shifting Business Cultures and Priorities
• Impact of Business Change
• Routes to Revolutionary Change
• Strategic Change Management

Establishing Effective Professional Relations

• The Rules of Amiability
• Effective Business Habits
• Interdependence in the Workplace

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning