Course Outline
Module 1 – Understanding Change Dynamics
- Lecture: Overview of change management frameworks (Kotter’s 8 Steps or ADKAR Model) and their practical application in organizational settings. Differentiate between change and transformation.
- Discussion and Q&A: How has change impacted your organization over the past two years? What strategies were effective, and what could be improved?
- Practice: Case study analysis of a multinational company’s failed change initiative. Identify root causes of resistance and missed opportunities.
- Expansion: Assign participants to map recent changes in their organizations using the ADKAR model for subsequent review.
Module 2 – Building the Business Case for Change
- Lecture: Crafting a compelling vision and linking change to strategic objectives. Measuring return on investment (ROI) for change initiatives.
- Discussion and Q&A: What key drivers make change urgent in your industry at present?
- Practice: Group activity to draft a one-page “Change Charter” for a hypothetical merger scenario, including vision, objectives, and key benefits.
- Expansion: Encourage participants to refine their real-world change charters after the session using stakeholder feedback.
Module 3 – Leading People Through Change
- Lecture: The psychology of change—understanding resistance, emotional reactions, and motivation. Strategies for fostering trust and engagement in leadership roles.
- Discussion and Q&A: Share examples of resistance encountered in your leadership role and how you addressed it.
- Practice: Role-play activity where managers must communicate a significant policy change to a skeptical senior team.
- Expansion: Recommend journaling on communication styles used in change scenarios and testing alternative approaches.
Module 4 – Stakeholder Mapping and Influence
- Lecture: Identifying stakeholders, analyzing influence and interest, and creating tailored engagement strategies for government and organizational contexts.
- Discussion and Q&A: Which stakeholder group is the most challenging to win over in your organization and why?
- Practice: Participants create a stakeholder influence map for an organizational digital transformation project.
- Expansion: Suggest conducting stakeholder interviews post-training to validate assumptions and refine influence strategies.
Module 5 – Sustaining and Embedding Change
- Lecture: Institutionalizing change through governance, performance metrics, and cultural alignment. Strategies for avoiding regression to old habits.
- Discussion and Q&A: How do you ensure new behaviors persist beyond the initial implementation phase?
- Practice: Teams design a 90-day sustainment plan for a completed change initiative, including reinforcement activities and success indicators.
- Expansion: Assign participants to implement one sustainment technique within their own teams within the next month.
Module 6 – Integrating Learning into Real Projects
- Lecture: Synthesizing the day’s learning into actionable steps for government and organizational projects.
- Discussion and Q&A: Which tools and strategies from today can be applied immediately in your role?
- Practice: Participants draft a personal action plan for an upcoming or current change initiative, detailing next steps, stakeholder actions, and success measures.
- Expansion: Recommend peer accountability partnerships to review progress at 30, 60, and 90 days post-training.
Requirements
- A minimum of two years in a managerial or leadership role.
- Proven experience in leading teams or managing projects.
- Fundamental knowledge of organizational strategy and operations.
- Access to an ongoing or upcoming organizational change initiative (preferred, for direct application during exercises).
Target Audience
- Senior managers, department heads, and executives responsible for strategic decision-making in government and private sectors.
- Leaders in industries undergoing significant transformation, including technology, finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and professional services for government.
- Project directors, transformation leaders, and innovation managers tasked with implementing cross-functional change initiatives within their organizations.
Testimonials (7)
the atmosphere created by the trainer
Iuliana Postolache
Course - Change Management - Leading the change
I appreciated a lot the interactions between participants and our trainer! And all the exercises and discussions.
Iulia Ploscaru - Orange Services
Course - Change Management - Leading the change
Opened the vision more on the people aspect.
George Cuculescu - Orange Services
Course - Change Management - Leading the change
Useful to get a formal framework for handling change.
Cristian Moga
Course - Change Management - Leading the change
The practical tips & tricks, examples, good practices!
Cornel Marcel Breazu
Course - Change Management - Leading the change
Trainer's shared experience. I received a valuable lesson.
Victor Leonte
Course - Change Management - Leading the change
the practical exercises