It’s not change we dislike; it’s the disorientation which comes with it. Regardless of whether change is externally imposed or self selected, the associated disorientation can become a significant hindrance to individual and organizational productivity.
Change is anything new and or different from what we know. It’s a constant experience happening literally hundreds of times a day in our lives. But there’s a predictable sequence people go through when major change is introduced.
The Leadership Process: Motivating Change (LPMC) workshop program explores the very real brain science that takes place causing people to resist change. By understanding this process, you can both recognize their fears and concerns and help them to look at things from a different perspective so that, instead of fighting, they learn to embrace change.
The skill in successfully anticipating and leading change is a business imperative for all leaders. As “change agents,” leaders are responsible for monitoring and managing the activities and information that enable stakeholders to adapt to and embrace change. While change initiatives usually focus on the project management change tactics, the vital emotional and mental processes, in other words the brain chemistry behind change, is usually overlooked. LPMC fills in that gap.
LPMC gives you insight to the research and proven processes, including those powerful emotional transitions, that accompanying change.
A comprehensive Managers Guide provides the tools and skills to assist people in working through the dynamics of change. The program will help you accelerate the process of change management by understanding the Change Cycle, ultimately decreasing time and productivity loss.
Who should attend
This program is ideal for management and leadership personnel at any level of the organization who have to implement and manage change within their organization.
We recommend that you take this course before you implement changes so that you can construct the change in a way that won’t disrupt your workplace. Instead of being reactive to the way people are acting after the change is affecting them, it is better to be proactive and prepare yourself to make an effective change happen. But if you’re already going through change, this course will help to smooth out the challenges you may already be facing.
You’ll benefit greatly as you learn to guide your teams through the change cycle, optimizing productivity and minimizing the natural push back that comes with change.
Additionally, this workshop will train any individual whose role includes introducing new processes, procedures, products or services to be more effective in their job.
How you will benefit
Over the course of the workshop you’ll learn the cognitive and emotional processes people go through as they encounter new and changing situations.
You’ll learn and apply the six stages of The Change Cycle and how they predict change response at the mental, emotional and behavioral level.
You’ll identify the “real issue” vs. the “presenting issue” in any change.
You’ll differentiate between proactive and reactive change situations and the best skills to use for successful change management.
You’ll develop successful change skills and processes to enable oneself to successfully adapt to change and then apply these skills.
Features of the Program
- Preview a video case study on change prior to attendance.
- Learn about becoming “change resilient.”
- Come prepared to work on two changes you are currently involved in.
- Pinpointing the “real change” vs. “presenting change.”
- Manage “change orbits” and the volume of change.
- Apply the Change Cycle as a tool in successfully identifying and addressing where people are in the change process and guide appropriate efforts to encourage change adoption.
- Develop successful change skills for oneself as a change initiator.
- Learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” for successfully leading Change.
- Anticipate, plan and execute a Change announcement and follow-on strategy
Receive one-on-one coaching from an SSCA Change Cycle expert.
Length of the Program: 2 Days
