Opleiding: Leading and Navigating Change in Disruptive Times

Description

You will begin by learning how to build a compelling business case, along with a strong vision and roadmap for implementing change. From there, the course will guide you through the development of a strategic plan to effectively navigate the complexities of change.

Communication is key during any transformation, and this course will teach you how to craft clear and impactful messaging to communicate with your impacted employees, ensuring they are well-informed and prepared for the changes ahead. You’ll also explore techniques to assess and enhance employee readiness, ensuring that your workforce is fully prepared to embrace new processes and systems.

Stakeholder management is another critical component of successful change. You’ll learn how to engage and manage key stakeholders, securing leadership alignment and reducing employee resistance to gain essential buy-in from all levels of the organization.

Throughout the course, you’ll gain insights into the common risks and challenges associated with change management and learn strategies to mitigate these pitfalls effectively. Finally, the course will guide you through the implementation of your change plan, offering best practices for sustaining the changes to ensure long-term success.

By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with the tools and strategies necessary to lead your organization through successful and sustainable change, positioning your business for continued growth and success.

Target Audience

This course is designed for CEOs, Managing Directors, VPs, Owners and other senior level managements positions.

Course Overview

Day 1 | Navigating & Communicating Change
Duration: 3 hours

• Navigating Change Successfully - Establishing the foundations for effective change leadership.
• Crafting a Clear Vision - Developing a compelling vision that guides change initiatives.
• Effective Communication Strategies - Ensuring transparent and consistent communication throughout the change process.

Day 2 | Engaging, Preparing & Implementing
Duration: 3 hours

• Engaging and Preparing Your Team - Strategies to involve and prepare teams for change.
• Implementing Change Processes - Applying structured processes to implement change effectively.

Day 3 | Adapting with Agility & Overcoming Resistance
Duration: 3 hours

• Adapting with Agility - Incorporating agility and flexibility into change management.
• Overcoming Resistance - Addressing and mitigating resistance to change.

Day 4 | Managing Risk & Driving Improvement
Duration: 3 hours

• Aligning Leadership and Managing Risks - Securing leadership buy-in and identifying potential risks.
• Evaluating Success and Continuous Improvement - Assessing the success of change initiatives and ensuring ongoing improvements.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand how to build your business case and create a strong vision and roadmap for implementing the change.
• Learn how to build a strategy and plan for the change.
• Learn how to message-communicate to your impacted employees.
• Learn how to make your employees ready for the change (readiness).
• Learn how to manage and engage your stakeholders.
• Secure leadership alignment, reduce employee resistance and gain buy-in.
• Learn the risks, challenges/pitfalls to expect and how to mitigate (prepare and reduce) them.
• Learn how to implement the change plan and sustain the changes.