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Manager's Toolkit

Change Initiation

// Embrace change. Embrace growth. Embrace success. //

Survival of the fittest – change and grow to outperform the rest.

We have never seen so much change in such little time. Those bastions of society, the banks, have shown that the foundations of our economy are no longer as strong and sustainable as we previously thought. And this impacts on all our organizations. How can we live through change? How can we succeed in changing times? What must we do to ensure that when the good times return we have changed sufficiently to make us competitive and sustainable?

Today’s challenging times show us that there is no certainty in the future, tomorrow could bring anything. Only the flexible and adaptable will be ready to react sufficiently quickly to the changing needs of customers and the market place.

// If you want to make enemies, try to change something. //
- Woodrow Wilson

Who's it for?

Managers and directors responsible for leading teams through a change programme and those driving forward strategic change.

What does this course cover?

Personal and organizational change is a fact of life in the modern business world. Success belongs to the people and organizations able to embrace change enthusiastically and implement it effectively. This course helps you to create the vision and to lead your people and organization to its attainment.

  • The inevitability of change
  • Organisational, individual and personal change
  • Enhancers and inhibitors of change
  • Seven stages of transition (Levinson)
  • Complacency, denial, confusion and renewal
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Envisioning the future
  • Time-lines to success
  • Individual change analysis
  • What would you do differently?

How will I benefit?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Link personal and organizational change to achieve success
  • Understand the roles that people play and how these can both help and hinder the change process
  • Take an active role in delivering and supporting change
  • Identify barriers and pitfalls in order to create alternative strategies
  • Initiate continuous improvement.

How will my business benefit?

  • New change initiation insights and techniques acquired result in significant competitive advantage.
  • By helping to create a leaner, fitter organization open to new opportunities and prepared for challenges.
  • Fresh perspectives and solutions to change issues.
  • An adaptable and self sustaining organizational culture.

What makes this Toolkit course special?

  • A participative and interactive course where you have the opportunity to analyse a real “Change Initiation” exercise
  • The chance to learn from “Change Initiation” programmes in other industries/organizations
  • The inspirational surroundings of the Heaton Mount Executive Education Centre to stimulate your creativity and give you new perspective.