NEW! Managing People Through Change Training Course

Is Managing People Through Change training course right for me?

Managing people through change course is at aimed at managers, supervisors and team leaders who are working in environments that require them to manage staff through substantial change. The course will provide a mixture of change analysis tools, change models and sound communication techniques to help manage people through change in a positive way.

This Managing People Through Change training course provides an understanding of how change affects teams and individuals in a work environment and how, given the correct approach, Managers can use change management to improve their “Personal Brand” within the team and wider organisation.

Managing People Through Change will help managers recognise the impact of change within teams and how to enable teams to meet new challenges and opportunities that change creates. It will help managers and team leaders to develop the knowledge, skills and attitude so they can positively influence how teams of people experience and approach change.

What will I get out of Managing People Through Change training course ?

By the end of this Managing People Through Change training course you will be able to:

• State clear communication best practice to manage change
• Using the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How questions to put a sound communication strategy in place
• Establish clear organisational objectives for change programs/initiatives
• Manage staff through the emotional stages encountered during change programs
• Assess the progress and impact of change activities
• Use the SocioDynamics Model to highlight potential attitudes towards change
• Develop a strategy for dealing with resistance to change
• Prioritise the activities of your team according to clear goals
• Recognise success factors during change
• Choose the most appropriate influencing approach to help understanding
• Objectively measure the organisations performance on change programmes before, during and after

Related courses in our range

• Leading Organisations Through Change
• Working in a Changing Environment

What does it cover?

What is change?

• Understanding what change is
• Why we need change (often to stay in business).

Establishing clear objectives

• The various impacts of change on society, organisations and individuals

Understanding the emotional reactions to change

• Understanding the process of change and how it affects people and organisations
• Examine various phases of change programs.

Personal impact of change

• How we can influence and manage expectations.
• A balanced approach to change affecting organisations.

Dealing with resistance to change

• How people respond to change and how much time do you devote to “lost Causes”
• Understanding other peoples perspectives throughout change.
• Confronting resistance during change.

Managing and leading a team through change

• What activities form the components of change. What activities need to form part of the change plan. These activities will be both interpersonal skills and result driven activities.
• Prioritising work to get the right things done at the right time.

Implementing and measuring change activities

• Using the change “wheel” to measure the effectiveness of change; before, during and after implementation.
• Using the change “wheel” to understand if the organisation is doing the right things

Communication

• What do people need to know, why do they need to know, when do they need to know, how do they need to be communicated to when it comes to a change programme.
• Using communication to put change in context with the rest of the organisation and Business Sector.

Learning plan for action steps

• Developing an action plan for managing your team during change