LEAD053 - Implementing Change

Course Description

Implementing Change focuses on addressing the implementation process of change from both a personal and a professional perspective. By understanding how change impacts people and by applying the skills to manage those impacts more effectively, you will be better prepared to accommodate and leverage the personal opportunities that changes can create.

In this course, you will also develop and apply change leadership techniques and skills to help others manage the impacts of change more capably and, in turn, implement changes more successfully.

Course Outline

In this course, you will:

• Understand the relevance of change drivers and strategies within organizations
• Review and apply change management theories and models
• Assess and understand the types of change
• Understand the personal impacts of change
• Assess and influence change readiness
• Apply leadership skills and techniques to generate change readiness
• Create momentum for change and set pace
• Apply targeted use of leadership styles effectively
• Target and adapt communication styles and messaging
• Use motivational techniques to encourage commitment for change
• Manage stress constructively and target learning and training appropriately
• Use symbolism and symbolic gestures to gain commitment to change
• Address resistance to change

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the relevance of change drivers and strategies within organizations
• Apply change management theories and models
• Assess and understand the types of change
• Understand the personal impacts of change
• Assess and influence change readiness
• Apply leadership skills and techniques to generate change readiness
• Create momentum for change and set pace
• Apply targeted use of leadership styles effectively
• Target and adapt communication styles and messaging
• Use motivational techniques to encourage commitment for change
• Manage stress constructively and target learning and training appropriately
• Use symbolism and symbolic gestures to gain commitment to change
• Address resistance to change

Notes

LEAD080 - Leading Meaningful Change: Leadership Essentials for our Times an 8-week course, has been replaced by two 4-week week courses (CHMN052 and LEAD053) to allow learners greater flexibility in scheduling. Therefore, students who have previously completed LEAD080 are not required to complete CHMN052-Foundations of Change Management or LEAD053-Implementing Change to fulfill the requirements for the Professional Certificate in Project and Change Management.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Professional Certificate in Effective People Management : Elective Courses
• Professional Certificate in Management & Leadership : Elective Courses
• Professional Certificate in Project and Change Management : Change Management Core Course