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Leading Change

Description

Managers face a tough set of challenges each time they lead change efforts within their organizations. They must manage their personal reactions to change while guiding their employees through transitions. This course helps managers and supervisors explore their role as change managers. Practical scenarios and real examples will help you understand the predictable phases of change management and develop strategies for managing them. Checklists and tools provide the practical link you need to stabilize and re-energize your workforce.

Objectives

You will be able to discuss fundamentals of change leadership as you explore your past experiences, current skills and leadership roles.
You will be able to explain the transition stages and strategies for managing each stage.
You will be able to apply models and tools to handle the challenges of renewal and nonstop change.
You will test your progress, identify pitfalls and opportunities and prepare for action.

Book

Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change

PLEASE NOTE: This course will be referring to the newer Second Edition. The core content in this book is consistent with the first edition; however, there is a new chapter, updated terminology and some very helpful appendices in the second edition. I will refer to chapter titles rather than page numbers in reading assignments in case you're using the first edition.

Author: William Bridges

ISBN: 0738208248

Getting Your Bearings as a Leader of Change

Read chapters 1 and 2.

Transition Stages and What to Do

Read Chapter 3 for "Endings"

Read Chapter 4 for "Neutral Zone"

Read Chapter 5 for "Beginnings"

The Leader and Organizational Change

Read Chapter 6: Transition, Development and Renewal.

Read Chapter 7: How to Deal with Nonstop Change.

Let's Get Real with Transitions

Read Chapter 8: A Practice Case.

Read Chapter 9: Conclusion.

Read the Appendices at your leisure. You'll find some very useful tools and worksheets there.