Change Leadership

Although advancing a business requires significant change, most corporate leaders aren’t well versed in the process of change, how to manage it or how to sustain it over time. Most think change is about issuing directives and clearly communicating with stakeholders, bosses and subordinates—but leading successful and sustainable change requires far more than this.

You have to know what you want to accomplish and have a detailed plan for getting there. You have to know who might stand in your way and how to overcome inevitable resistance. You have to effectively manage conflict and win people’s support. And you certainly have to gain insight about yourself so you can become more effective in your communication and interactions with others.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Lead and implement change efforts at multiple levels inside the organization.
• Understand and implement the key elements that make change sustainable.
• Develop and implement a change strategy and plan.
• Develop a vision and unify people behind it.
• Analyze the position of key stakeholders and influence them in the right direction.
• Identify and avoid the top eight mistakes of change.
• Identify resistance and create strategies to overcome it.
• Manage conflict better and with more positive results.
• Work more effectively with diverse personalities.