Explore strategies for navigating both planned and unplanned change.
Change is an inescapable reality of the modern workplace. Today’s organizations face complex, far-reaching, and multidimensional changes that are both regular and necessary in everyday life - on and off the job. These changes can manifest in both positive and negative ways. While some are welcomed, many are met with resistance. As such, the ability to cope with and effectively manage change has become a vital skill in today’s professional environment.
This course is designed to explore strategies for navigating both planned and unplanned change, with a focus on implementing transitions in the most efficient and productive manner possible. Leaders will develop the skills necessary to make the change process more manageable, less stressful, and ultimately more positive for themselves and their teams. The way organizations lead through and manage change is what distinguishes those that thrive from those that merely survive - or worse, fail. By equipping leaders with the tools to guide their organizations through transformation, this course aims to foster resilience, adaptability, and long-term success.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to recognize the types and dynamics associated with change.
- You will be able to identify negative and positive aspects of change.
- You will be able to develop staff and management expectations.
- You will be able to execute a plan for change in your organization.
Agenda
Laying the Groundwork for Change
- Clearly Articulating the Vision for Change
- Clearly Defining the Change
- Determining the Impacts
- Developing a Communication Strategy
- Creating a Sense of Urgency
The Building Blocks for Successful Change
- Build a Guiding Coalition
- Involve the Right People
- Enable Action by Removing Barriers
- Generate Short Term Wins
- Institute Changes
The Human Factor
- Prepare People for the Unexpected
- Speak to the Individual - Create Ownership
- Focus on Values Instead of Fears
- Everybody Is a Change Agent
- Develop All as Leaders
Building Resilience
- Change the Narrative
- Build a Strong Social Network
- Develop Strong Problem-Solving Proficiencies
- Develop Leadership Skills
- Accept That Change Is the Norm
Develop the Change Plan
- What Affects One Part of an Organization Will Affect Another
- Look for Opportunities for Change
- Assign Responsibilities
- Set Timelines and Checkpoints
- Focus on Action, Not Structure
Monitor, Evaluate, and Anchor the Change to the Organization
- Is the Change Effective?
- Is the Organization Working, in Unison, to Effect the Change?
- Have Employees Adapted to the Change Adequately?
- Implement Support Structures
- Measure Change Progress
Speakers
Larry Hammond, Sr.,
V1H Consulting- Principal with V1H Consulting
- Through his workshops, strategy sessions and keynote addresses, he focuses on helping organizations that are stuck in the way it has always been done, thinking without ever achieving true satisfaction, to transform
- By producing an organizational culture that creates a contagious leadership environment, he helps them to achieve maximum performance, increase employee retention, and heightened employee engagement
- More than 20 years of senior leadership, coaching, training and development experience
- Mentor in business, marketing, sales, human resources, entrepreneurship and leadership in public agencies and community organizations
- Facilitated management and employee feedback sessions
- Coaches leaders and managers in public and private industry around team building and culture development
- Developed, delivered and evaluated a variety of training seminars, including, customer service, change management, strategic planning leadership development and public speaking
- Provided leadership training to Leadership Pasadena, a leadership program that empowers, inspires and connects leaders who strengthen a diverse community
- Designed, developed and delivered management and leadership programs for managers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors that helped clients improve employee and organizational performance
- Certified in Managing Organizational Change (MOC)
- 34 Strong Certified Strengths Coach
- Master’s degree in public administration, The Tseng College -Graduate, international, at California State University, Northridge; B.S. degree, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA; also completed graduate courses in public administration from Catholic University, Washington, D.C. and in information technology, University of the District of Columbia
- Can be contacted at 626-379-4108 or info@v1hconsulting.com
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for business owners, CEOs, COOs, presidents and vice presidents, attorneys, directors, managers, accountants, and marketing professionals.
