Overcoming the Challenges of Change

Overview/Description
 You've seen it happen. A change initiative starts out with a bang. Everyone is on board and personally committed. The objectives are clear, and the benefits cannot be disputed. The change coalition is up and running. Yet months later, nothing has changed, and you're not sure what prevented the transition. You can prevent this occurrence in your organization by dealing with the challenges that you and your employees will face when any type of change is initiated. In this course, you'll identify techniques and strategies for making sure people have the time that's needed to plan, collaborate, and work toward the desired change. You'll also learn how to provide appropriate amounts of coaching, supporting, and mentoring. Additionally, you'll discover unique ways to promote and practice relevance while gaining the trust of the members of your change group.

Target Audience
 Managers, supervisors and team leaders

Expected Duration
2.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Controlling Time for Change

  • recognize the value of controlling time for change.
  • select the statements that describe how time hinders change.
  • select the strategies for managing time for change.
  • match the methods of creating additional time to examples.

    • Coaching and Supporting the Team

  • recognize the benefits of coaching and supporting employees during change.
  • choose the techniques for supporting team members during change.
  • identify the characteristics of high-quality coaching.
  • identify appropriate coaching for employee levels of competency.

    • Establishing Relevance

  • recognize the value of establishing the relevance of change.
  • identify the strategies that strengthen a leader's ability to make a compelling case for change.
  • identify the ways to help team members understand their roles in the change initiative.
  • identify the ways of using strong leadership to develop accountability.

    • Making Your Word Golden

  • recognize the importance of making management's word golden to its employees.
  • choose the strategies for enhancing trust.
  • choose the best practices for establishing organizational trust.
  • identify the ways to evaluate leadership principles.

    • Course Number: MGMT0333