Managing Organisational Change

Overview

Understand changes and their implications for you, your team and your organisation as a whole, and obtain practical guidelines on how to manage during times of change.

Who should attend

Managers who have or will have line-management responsibilities during times of organisational change and those who are the instigators of change in their organisations.

Course objectives

By the end of this practical two-day course, you will be able to:

> Identify the type of change people are engaged in and how differently they view change

> Understand the implications for the management of change including practical guidelines on how to motivate change, manage the transition and shape the political dynamics

> Explore different leadership styles, how these may differ at times of change, and identify their preferred approach

Course content

Understand Change

> Understanding the factors of change affecting the social and economic context:

- new conditions and behaviour
- new expectations, needs or requirements
- new players and competitors

> Understanding the various impacts of change on your environment:

- the impact on your competitive environment

- the impact on your profitability

> Identifying the objectives of change:

- the mentalities and methods: how to make them evolve

- identifying the main barriers to change: habits, fear, structure

- identifying the facilitators of change

Make Sense of Change

> Grappling with the complexity of change

> Using frameworks to analyse change

> Putting things into perspective and establishing an action plan

> Using change as a powerful tool to strengthen your team's motivation

> Balancing collaboration and coercion

> Dealing with reluctant individuals and psychological conflicts

Put Organisational Change in to Practise

> Understanding the role of change agents

> Identifying different leadership styles

> Selecting your preferred leadership style

> Re-organising the organisation and processes to gain efficiency

> Managing the transition

> Monitoring results and adapting your changes

Overcome Adversaries to Change

> Shaping and surviving the political dynamics

> Understanding barriers to change

> Identifying how to manage technological change