How to Succeed in a World of Change


Managers traditionally have had the task of contributing to the effectiveness of their organization, while maintaining high morale. Today, these roles often have to be balanced with the reality of implementing changes imposed by senior management. Managers who have an understanding of the dynamics of change are better equipped to analyze the factors at play in their own particular circumstances, and to adopt practical strategies to deal with resistance from their employees.

This program may be presented to managers, supervisors and employees alike.

At the completion of this workshop, you will:

  • Accept there are no normal or abnormal ways of reacting to change, but that we must start from where we are.
  • See change not as something to be feared and resisted but as an essential element of the world to be accepted.
  • Understand that adapting to change is not technical but attitudinal. Change is not an intellectual issue but one that strikes at who you are.
  • Recognize that before we can embrace the way things will be, we must go through a process of grieving, and of letting go of the "way things use to be."
  • See change as an opportunity for self-motivation and innovation.
  • Identify strategies for helping change be accepted and implemented in the workplace.

Course Outline (Based on a one-day program; shorter programs may not cover all the following topics)

  • The Change Process
  • The Change Cycle
  • The Three Stage of Personal Change
  • Who Moved My Cheese
  • the Pace of Change
  • The Pyramid Response to Change
  • The Four Room Apartment Strategy
  • Controlling Change
  • Resistance to Change
  • Strategies for Dealing with Change
  • Stress Management Techniques
  • Some Facts About Attitudes

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