Course Outline

Module 1 – Understanding Change Dynamics

  • Lecture: Overview of change management frameworks (Kotter’s 8 Steps or ADKAR Model) and their practical application in business. Explore the difference between change and transformation.

  • Discussion / Q&A: How has change impacted your organization in the past 2 years? What worked and what didn’t?

  • Practice: Case study analysis of a multinational company’s failed change initiative—identify root causes of resistance and missed opportunities.

  • Expansion: Assign participants to map recent changes in their organizations using the ADKAR model for later review.


Module 2 – Building the Business Case for Change

  • Lecture: Crafting a compelling vision and linking change to strategic objectives. Measuring ROI for change initiatives.

  • Discussion / Q&A: What key drivers make change urgent in your industry right now?

  • Practice: Group activity to draft a one-page “Change Charter” for a hypothetical merger scenario, including vision, objectives, and key benefits.

  • Expansion: Encourage participants to refine their real-world change charters after the session using stakeholder feedback.


Module 3 – Leading People Through Change

  • Lecture: The psychology of change—understanding resistance, emotional reactions, and motivation. Strategies for fostering trust and engagement.

  • Discussion / Q&A: Share examples of resistance encountered in your leadership role and how you addressed it.

  • Practice: Role-play activity where managers must communicate a significant policy change to a skeptical senior team.

  • Expansion: Recommend journaling on communication styles used in change scenarios and testing alternative approaches.


Module 4 – Stakeholder Mapping and Influence

  • Lecture: Identifying stakeholders, analyzing influence and interest, and creating tailored engagement strategies.

  • Discussion / Q&A: Which stakeholder group is hardest to win over in your organization and why?

  • Practice: Participants create a stakeholder influence map for an organizational digital transformation project.

  • Expansion: Suggest conducting stakeholder interviews post-training to validate assumptions and refine influence strategies.


Module 5 – Sustaining and Embedding Change

  • Lecture: Institutionalizing change through governance, performance metrics, and cultural alignment. Avoiding regression to old habits.

  • Discussion / Q&A: How do you ensure new behaviors stick beyond the initial implementation phase?

  • Practice: Teams design a 90-day sustainment plan for a completed change initiative, including reinforcement activities and success indicators.

  • Expansion: Assign participants to implement one sustainment technique within their own teams within the next month.


Module 6 – Integrating Learning into Real Projects

  • Lecture: Synthesizing the day’s learning into actionable steps.

  • Discussion / Q&A: Which tools and strategies from today can be applied immediately in your role?

  • Practice: Participants draft a personal action plan for an upcoming or current change initiative, detailing next steps, stakeholder actions, and success measures.

  • Expansion: Recommend peer accountability partnerships to review progress at 30, 60, and 90 days post-training.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years in a managerial or leadership position.
  • Previous experience in leading teams or projects.
  • Basic understanding of organizational strategy and operations.
  • Access to an ongoing or upcoming organizational change initiative (preferred, for direct application during exercises).
     

Target Audience

  • Senior managers, department heads, and executives responsible for strategic decision-making.
  • Leaders in industries undergoing transformation such as technology, finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and professional services.
  • Project directors, transformation leaders, and innovation managers tasked with implementing cross-functional change initiatives.
 7 Hours

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