Leading and Managing Change for Organisational Transformation

Description:

Leaders and managers must focus on business level outcomes rather than individual level inputs and the number one priority to solve business problems.

KeyTopics:

• Is there a compelling ’case for change’ that the organization will buy in to?
• Leaders and managers as the owners and sponsors of this change and how to actively promote the change and apply pressure as needed?
•  Who is involved (leaders, project participants, sub-contractors, end-users, departmental managers, employees, suppliers, customers etc.) and influence their attitude? Will they resist the change? How can we encourage them to act in a way which will support the change objectives?
• What style of engagement will work best and how can we communicate these messages?

Description:

On day two the course covers how to design and implement a transformational change project plan.

KeyTopics:

• The organizational structure and how to know if the current structure really works in meeting business objectives?
• If organizational culture is competitive advantage what are the three principles of a managerial culture?
• How to make the culture explicit and integrate it with corporate strategies

Description:

On day three the course covers the behaviours required to deliver transformational change.

KeyTopics:

• Understanding behavior and its power in delivering change
• The role of behavior, attitude, culture, and ethics in delivering transformational change
• The battle of managing perceptions to the change and its impact on behavior
• Bringing it all together using case studies

Description:

On day four the course covers the strategic competencies required by leaders and managers to deliver change successfully (and swiftly).

KeyTopics:

• The strategic competencies required and why they are more important than functional competencies
• Understanding value creation and the ability to understand the (human capital/operational process and system) dimensions of each of the organisation’s key business change priorities
• How to communicate that solving these issues (the change) will directly affect performance

Description:

On day five the course covers how to align the change strategy with organisational processes, systems and behaviours with the change requirements to ensure all fit together seamlessly.

KeyTopics:

• Processes and systems must be integral to the organisation’s change requirements – but how?
• The five steps to ensure the change strategy fits with processes, practices and behaviours
• Integrating performance objectives to check progress AND deliver the change to make the organisation more effective
• Course review and summary
• Action planning and transfer of knowledge and skills to work