Embracing Organizational Change – Level I
Outline
Course Description:
Taught by a certified Change Management Specialist, this course helps individuals to deal with change in a healthier, more positive way. In an increasingly complex world where markets, best methods, and client needs change at a rapid-fire pace, organizational change is not only an inevitability, but also a skill. Leadership is tasked with guiding the course of organizational change, and an effective change strategy can make or break an organization in flux. Every person in an organization can benefit themselves and their work by preparing for organizational change effectively.
Level I of this workshop is intended for on-the-ground leadership, and therefore deals with the practical aspects of daily operations in organizational change. Supervisors should provide additional strategic planning to account for unique organizational needs.
Course Duration: 1 Day (8 Hour Days)
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this module the trainee will be able to understand:
● Describe why change is necessary, including examples
● Provide context for the modern increased need for change & change strategies
● Show the change process as a “socially constructed reality” with phases of order and chaos
o Define order as planning: vision, design, method and implementation
o Define chaos as identity: roles, values, relationships and competencies
o Explain how complexity creates uncertainty, making order become “chaotic”
● Consider the common drives of those in a change environment, including fear of the unknown, aversion to loss, and a desire to come out in an advantageous position
● Humanize the change process by focusing on communication as the central driver of change
● Embrace the chaotic as a vital component of change, and an opportunity to simplify
● Apply knowledge to a pre-determined scenario
Management Follow Up:
The Embracing Organizational Change workshop addresses the need for modern businesses to embrace changing, and how that also means embracing a balance between order and chaos. Continued success should see trainees take on the role of instructor by providing exercises which further develop a balance between chaos and order, with an emphasis on people. One such example may include:
Communal Storytelling: As a single group or several small groups, begin with a single word. Clockwise, have each person add another word to the story, developing it as far as it will go. Try to get creative, and make it humorous!
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