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Training Course Summary:

Managing change successfully is an essential management skill in today's fast-paced business world. However, many people feel threatened by changes at work, and not all managers plan or implement change programmes with finesse. Change needs to be managed in a planned, intelligent and sensitive way by line managers. They must be able to explain convincingly what is needed and why, and manage change successfully so that they, their staff ad their organisation can move their business forward with minimun fuss in a very competitive world.

Benefits:


Understand and manage the processes of change
See organisational change as normal and as an opportunity
Use a model of change based on real change programmes
Recognise the importance of good communications and improve them
Recognise how people are influenced to change
Plan to avoid the most common mistakes and change management
Plan changes at work
Increase your confidence in your ability to manage change

Who Should Attend:

Line managers and project managers who need to mange and encourage others through change programmes. This includes team leaders and supervisors who have to contribute to the planning and achievement of change. If you have a group of people who are undergoing change Reed Training also runs Participating in Organisational Change on an In-Company basis.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Introduction: Why do things keep changing? Delegates' experience of change.
A fundamental model of change: For organisational, team and personal changes. Analysing the present - my team, my staff and myself. Visioning the future - where do we want to be? Managing the transition. Checklists ad tools. Kurt Lewin's three phases of change.
Ten Stages of Organisational Change: A detailed model for planning change. Barriers to change. Hard and soft management postures. Planning your own change programme using the 10-stage model.
Why change programmes fail: The most common errors - JP Kotter. Some measured results. Your own change programme - avoiding the most common errors. The paramount importance of communication.