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Leading a change initiative is one of the most difficult tasks a leader can face. It is a double-edged sword with many risks and opportunities.

For most leaders, managing a change initiative is crucial role. To effectively lead change, you must recognize that the “change” itself does not need managing as much as do the people involved with it.

Participants will learn through interactive and dynamic educational instruction, including experiential learning, role playing and classroom exercises.

1. Identify the reasons for initiating a change
2. Recognize the impact that change has on the organization, employees, customers, and other stakeholders
3. Recognize the importance and how to build a coalition for change
4. Understand the importance of a clear change vision
5. Recognize how to communicate change initiatives
6. Understand the role and process of cultural change, and what managers can do to understand and shape that culture
7. Understanding change resistance and strategies to work through opposition
8. Identifying the perceived losses and opportunities from change
9. Learn how to empower employees for action
10. Developing change resilience in yourself and others
11. Learn the dynamics behind anchoring change in the corporate culture
12. Develop a thoughtful strategy for effective change implementation and sustaining employee commitment to the change

Executives, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders and anyone responsible for seeing that change is implemented well