Leading change

Especially for a programme on change it is essential to clarify the background and aims of your company because according to research more than 70% of change activities either fail or won’t get completed as planned. There are lots of different ways to support a company through change and quite some different models you might use to support the process and the mental transition of people involved. We offer courses for leaders, change agent programmes for different levels or facilitations for teams in challenging change stages, during a merger or 1:1 coaching. As an option all of those solutions may be facilitated virtually interactive.

We are happy to discuss this with you and design the most suitable approach.

Aim:

To lead and implement change successfully

This results in:

Awareness of what needs to be done in different phases
Communicating a clear, compelling vision (head & heart)
Clear responsibilities and high commitment
Strong leadership and pro-active involvement of stakeholders
Clarity for everybody involved about what’s over, what stays and what’s new
Teams supporting the change
Continuous performance throughout the change process

The course focuses on:

Participant’s real life experiences and ways how to optimise the results
Understanding the typical stages of change and the impact on people and processes
Understanding why leadership is so important during change
Exploring how leaders can support change processes and avoid common pitfalls
Developing a clear, compelling change vision
Addressing head and heart in communicating to others
Identifying the best change agents and involving important stakeholders
Listen to people’s concerns, empathising and supporting the mental transition
Facilitating the mental transition within the team
Overcoming uncertainty, chaotic transfers and other typical obstacles
Keeping people focused on positive outcomes and celebrating short-term wins
Learning from experiences and keeping focus on making the long-team change happen
Understanding and supporting that change is a continuous process

How?

Experiential exercises
Group discussions
Use of relevant model/theory for target group
Practical exercises and feedforward
Practising important facilitation methods for the team
Interactive mini lectures
Personal action planning – tangible next steps

Length of programme:

2 days or modular approach for optimal implementation