Leading Change

This course is part of the Next Level Leadership program. It is designed for Team Leaders participating in Next Level Leadership.

Benefits for participants:

• Recognition of the main typologies and phases of the change process.
• How to act on different types of changes, conflicts that may occur within the organization.
• Identify the main antibodies of the immune system of the organization and establish tactics and strategies to overcome them.
• Defining the role, the main objectives and responsibilities of the change leader.
• Establishing the main methods and channels of communication within the change process.

I. The main challenges in the change process

• Identify the main challenges of change
• Analysis of the current situation and establishment of the causes that led to these challenges
• Defining personal goals and drawing up action plans

II. The main typologies and phases of change

• What is change and how it takes place
• What are the main forms and typologies of change
• Identifying and prioritizing the main changes in the organization
• The role of his manager in the process of change in order to achieve the objectives of the organization
• What do I have to do and when do I have to act as a leader in the process of change – Situational Leadership – What is it? And how can I implement it in my own change process?

III. Immunity / resistance to change

• How people react to change and how employees can be involved in this process
• The four principles of the change process
• Anxiety diagram versus the need to change attitudes
• Diagnosis of one’s own immunity to change; strategies to overcome it

IV. The importance of communication in the process of change

• Principles in the communication process, main methods and techniques applied in change management
• The motivational pyramid of change; strategies and techniques applied in change management
• The 3 phases of the change model – the Kurt Lewin model
• The 7 steps of changing attitudes in the process of change
• The key success factors of change
• Kotter model for successful implementation of change

V. Applying the Kotter model

The 8 steps in your own change process – final round presentation of your own change project – personal action plan.