Leading Change: How to Rise to the Challenge and Inspire Others

Today’s world is characterized by constant technological advances, unpredictable business fluctuations and persistently changing work environments. Take a proactive step and build skills to help you pivot amidst these circumstances and lead with speed, agility, and effectiveness. Go beyond “surviving change” and learn to proactively plan for and leverage opportunities for change from within your organization. Using a specially designed model for leading and managing change, discover how to create an effective workflow plan for not only leading through continuous change, but for making the most of the new possibilities it can offer.

• Recognize the difference between change management and change leadership
• Understand the business imperative for change leadership
• Apply a model for change leadership to your organization’s change environment
• Build your change leadership skills and competencies
• Identify techniques for motivating and inspiring others in an environment of perpetual change
• Understand the research around change fatigue and enhance your ability to recognize and address it
• Design a plan for improving your organization’s change dynamics

• Empowering people to do their best despite frequent change
• Discovering the techniques of courageous communication
• Pivoting and reinventing your approach to leadership and leading through change
• Sustaining momentum despite an environment of continuous change
• Exploring neuroscience findings to better understand the process of change

Learning Objectives

• Describe the Distinction between Change Leadership and Change Management
• Employ a Change Leadership Model to Motivate Others and Drive Innovation
• Assess Your Own and Organizational Change Attitudes and Capabilities
• Build Change Leadership Skills and Competencies
• Leverage Science and Your Own Competencies to Inspire and Motivate Others in an Environment of Perpetual Change
• Foster a Culture That Values Transparency and Promotes Psychological Safety
• Recognize Symptoms of Change Fatigue in Yourself and Others and Employ Strategies to Overcome Them
• Design a Plan for Improving Your Organization’s Change Dynamics

A World of Change: Change Leadership vs. Change Management

• Define Change Management and Differentiate It from Change Leadership
• Explore Examples of Change Leadership Successes and Failures
• Identify Change Leadership Challenges and Reasons to Invest

Process to People: Moving from Change Management to Change Leadership

• Differentiate between the Technical and the Human Side of Change Management
• Explore Research around the Science of Change
• Asses Your Organization’s Change Leadership Challenges in the Context of a past or Current Change
• Explore How the Interpersonal Skills in Change Management Help Overcome Change Resistance and Motivate Others

AMA Change Leadership Model

• Self-Assess Change Attitude and Capabilities
• Explore AMA’s Model for Change Leadership
• Align Change Leadership Model with a Single Change
• Identify Change Leadership Competencies

Change Leadership Competency Building

• Identify Your Style and Its Implications in Changing Environments
• Explore the Impact of Your Style on Your Change Leadership Performance
• Build Skills That Align with Change Leadership Competencies
• Design an Action Plan For Continued Skill-Building

Leadership During Perpetual Change

• Identify External Factors That Drive Perpetual Change
• Recognize Symptoms of Change Fatigue in Yourself and Others
• Use Self-Management Tactics to Address Your Change Fatigue
• Develop Empathy for Others Experiencing Change Fatigue
• Explain the Importance of Psychological Safety

Communication and Engagement Through Perpetual Change

• Explore and Practice Techniques in Perpetually Changing Environments
• Maintain Energy and Motivation
• Foster a Culture of Innovation
• Facilitate Transparency and Feedback Loops

Shared Leadership During Change

• Identify Change Approaches Most Likely to Foster Success in Environments of Constant Change
• Plan Strategies for Recruiting Change Agents throughout Your Organization
• Explore the Benefits of Sharing Change Leadership

Capstone: Putting Change Leadership to Work

• Develop and Present a Plan of Action for a Change Leadership Challenge
• Devise an Action Plan For Applying These Skills Back at Work

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