Change Management

Making change an opportunity to positively enhance productivity

INTRODUCTION

As an inevitable result of the recent financial downturn, many corporations and organisations are undergoing different types of change – in some cases widespread, or downsizing, organisational restructuring, merger and acquisition, and so on. These changes in the structure and reporting lines also bring changes on an individual level – which can affect every employee in the organisation.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this workshop, participants will have a better understanding of...

View change as an opportunity for innovation, greater teamwork, and increasing personal excellence
Experience change with minimal stress and anxiety
Create an agile and versatile organization that embraces change
Accelerate time to productivity in new markets and changed business environments
Manage a positive impact of change on productivity

KEY TOPICS

1. Why change?

What is change and why change is necessary and unavoidable

2. How people react to changes in an organisation?

Why most people don’t like change
The human reaction to changes
How employees, middle management and top management interpret and react to change

3. Planning a change

What kind of change?
Creating a plan to handle current and future changes
Establishing an organisation that embraces changes

4. How to communicate and drive changes?

Getting buy in: tell them or sell them
Setting the stage for acceptance
How to involve stakeholders to drive changes

5. Dealing with resistance

5 strategies to deal with change and manage stress
6 “Weapons of influence” – Key of persuasion

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