Advanced Strategic Change Management

Course Outline

Overview

Change is ubiquitous and is often fraught with challenges however it is a necessary enabler in business. Get on the right side of change so chance is replaced with clear plans. By understanding how to mobilize perspectives and people through the change process, it will make the process more seamless.

Strategic change management requires focussing on time, tribulation and tenacity. Many change management programs suffer as they do not adequately investigate risk nor prepare for the impact of consequences. However, by attending this Change Management course you will orchestrate the bigger picture of change courageously transforming beyond the current state.

The course will also include site visits to organizations relevant to the course so delegates can develop an understanding of how their contemporaries function in the real-world.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

Agenda

Managing the Change Process

• Disruptive Nature of Change
• The Change Management Process
• Aligning the Change Team
• Leading Change
• Procedure in Practice

Understanding and Diagnosing the Need for Change

• Building the Case for Change
• Data-led Regression Analysis
• Needs vs Aspirations
• Systemic and Endemic Issues

Site Visit

• Industrial visit to a relevant organization.
• An insight into the internal working of companies.
• An opportunity to learn through interaction with practising professionals.

Building Resilience and Agility against Resistance

• Dealing with Difficult People
•  Steering through Turbulence
• Resilience Principles
• The Art of Agility

Organizational Culture and Behaviour

• Organizational Culture and Climate
• Shifting Internal Perceptions
• Encourage Positive Workplace Behaviours
• Creating a New Normal

Change Management Strategies

• Shifting Business Cultures and Priorities
• Impact of Business Change
• Routes to Revolutionary Change
• Strategic Change Management

Site Visit

• Industrial visit to a relevant organization.
• An insight into the internal working of companies.
• An opportunity to learn through interaction with practising professionals.

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning

Target Audience

This Change Management course is suitable for:

• Change Managers, Senior Managers and Executives
• Heads of Departments
• Heads of Organizations, Chief Officers, Chairpersons, Board Members, Directors and Entrepreneurs.
• Senior HR, Business Analysts and Compliance Roles.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this Change Management course, you will be able to:

• Contextualize change and its affects to change management strategies.
• Harness the power, effectiveness and utility of the change team and change agents.
• Explore and inoculate the organization from change issues, challenges and concerns.
• Develop agility and resilience to handle all forms of change that affect the organization.
• Instil constructive behaviours to realise positive change.
• Map out the necessary organizational change to shift and transform culture.
• Develop a practical perspective into contemporary work practices in your field.
• Implement an Action Plan at your workplace using the knowledge and skills acquired through the course.