Successful Change Management

University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education

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£ 425 VAT exempt

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Description

  • Type

    Intensive workshop

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Oxford

  • Class hours

    7h

  • Duration

    1 Day

This highly successful and practical one-day course investigates the main theories and underpinning principles of the process of managing change.

"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things."

Research suggests that as many as two-thirds of all change initiatives are unsuccessful to some extent. And, the words above of Niccolo Machiavelli illustrate the challenges of introducing and managing change.

Reorganizing, restructuring and implementation of new systems and working practices are important elements of most change programmes. These nearly always involve the support and commitment of staff.

Yet, successful change can be achieved at individual, team and organisational levels through the use of a number of practical tools and skills. Change is best achieved through the understanding and commitment of the people involved - but there are occasions when an Exocet may be needed!

Facilities

Location

Start date

Oxford (Oxfordshire)
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Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, OX1 2JA

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Change Management
  • Systems
  • Planning
  • Strategic Planning
  • Strategic Management
  • Systems thinking
  • Analysis methodologies
  • Stakeholder Mapping
  • Organizational development
  • Process consulting

Teachers and trainers (2)

John Wilson

John Wilson

Independent Consultant and Researcher

Larry Campbell

Larry Campbell

Director, Business Development, Financial Services, KPMG China

Course programme

This highly successful and practical course investigates the main theories and underpinning principles and relates these to current changes in the commercial and public sectors.

A wide range of tools are discussed and practised in relation to individual, group and organizational change. In particular hard skills will be explored including:

  • strategic planning
  • systems thinking
  • gap analysis
  • force-field analysis
  • scenario planning
  • stakeholder mapping
  • options for change
  • surfacing problems
  • process consulting
  • organizational development
  • the learning organization questionnaire

It is essential to possess the practical techniques for managing change, yet the greatest challenges are often to be found with the people dimension. The soft skills of communication; negotiation; persuasion; assertiveness etc combined with personal skills of motivation, endurance, and resilience are all needed to overcome potential resistance and inertia.

The emphasis throughout the course is to bring practical applications to the circumstances facing delegates.

All participants are encouraged to bring with them their own experiences and plans so that strategies can be developed for intervention in the workplace.

This course is particularly suitable for delivery in-house as part of the strategy of encouraging change. It enables a detailed examination of where the organization is currently positioned; where it wants to go, and how it is going to get there.

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