Course Outline
What change is really about – attempts to define the concept of change
- Definitions of change
- What does managing change mean?
- Why do we do this – on factors driving the need for change in organizations
- How to approach it? - different models and approaches to change in a company
Change is driven by people – psychological aspects of change
- Change – an opportunity or a necessity?
- On the nonexistent terrifying dragon – fears and stereotypes regarding change
- Let's go – preparing people for change
- Specifics and role of communication during the implementation of change
Is it time yet – when are we ready for change?
- Is it really already ????? – internal and external causes of change
- Perhaps better not… – different types of resistance to change, recognizing them, and ways to overcome them
- When we fear prematurely – Albee and his model of understanding and reducing stress
- Pros and cons – when we react positively to change and when negatively
Organizations are like people – they evolve – a proposal for analyzing organizational development using Greiner's model
- Stages of organizational development in Greiner's model
- Change management guide – recommendations for those implementing change on how to react and manage across different phases
Self-motivation, positive mindset, and creativity in the process of implementing and managing change
- Change starts within us – recognizing one's own emotions, attitudes, and reactions to change
- There's always another way – seeking new solutions in familiar situations
How to do it step by step – the stages of change management:
- Defining the overall organizational goal,
- Scale and impact of the change,
- Change and corporate culture,
- Warning signs – the need to identify critical constraints.
Building a change project, including:
- Step by step – breaking down into phases,
- Who is what – i.e., separating roles and responsibilities,
- Things may vary – awareness of potential drops in motivation,
- Observation and evaluation – methods for monitoring and measuring outcomes
Leader, lead the way!!! – the leader's role in the change process
- The leader's role in the face of change
- Selecting tools and management styles during change
- Can everyone be a change leader? – competency profile for a change leader
Alone or in a group? – involving employees in the change process – Drucker's model.
- What we didn't expect – regarding sudden success, failure, or external events,
- The world of imagination vs. the real world – discrepancies between expectations and reality,
- The change process as an indicator of the need for innovation
- Sudden death or a smile from fortune? – changes that surprise everyone.
Effective influence by the change leader
- How to build trust and acceptance of organizational changes
- Persuasion – convincing people to change
- Influencing people during change – the model by K. Barnes and R. Cialdini
Requirements
The course is general in nature and participation in it does not require specialist knowledge
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