Managing Change

DURATION: One Day

AIM

To define the effects of change on individuals and to plan effective strategies to enhance success in change implementation.

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

The effectivce management of change is crucial for organisational success. This programme is designed to equip managers with an understanding of the impact of change on others and provide the skills to manage change to achieve optimum results. Highly interactive and using real life experiences, delegates are encouraged to plan and implement a change within their own teams or organisations.

CONTENT

• Aims and objectives
• The benefits
• The nature of change
• The change cycle
• Strategies for managing change
• Developing a vision*
• Analysing options
• Identifying actions to be taken
• Setting clear objectives
• The people factor
• Introducing change
• Preparing staff for change
• Resistances/acceptances of change
• Establishing empathy
• Gaining commitment
• Driving the change process
• Supporting change with communication and structure
• Empowering staff to handle change
• Managing difficulties
• Overcoming negativity
• Coping with conflict.

BENEFITS

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
• Identify and define what change is
• Understand the full change cycle
• Predict the resistance that team members may have to the change
• Recognise the strategies and methods needed to ensure change is implemented effectively
• Plan and implement a change in their own organisation

TARGET AUDIENCE

Managers, team leaders and supervisors
* The whole programme can be tailored for a team introducing a specific change.

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