Managing
The Change Process
Change is inevitable in today’s environment.
Participants learn not only how to deal with change, but
also how to manage others in an ever-changing environment.
Participants explore how to become more resilient to change
and how to view change as an “opportunity”
rather than a threat. Our focus is on specific skills and
attitudes needed to remain productive during changing
times. We also explore our personal change style (how we
react to change), the different types of change, and how to
manage through each of these stages.
Participants will explore:
• Managing At The Speed of Change
Increase your resilience to change, which increases your
capacity for change. Resilient people are flexible,
focused, positive, proactive, and organized.
• Managing Transitions
Explore the four types of organizational change with
real-world examples. Learn to manage yourself and others
through each type.
• Understanding Change Strategies
We each go through various stages of change from denial
through resistance, and then exploration to commitment.
Develop specific strategies for dealing with each.
• Dealing With Imposed Change
Through a highly participatory activity, the group works to
achieve certain tasks established by top management.
Throughout, they must deal with “unexpected”
changes as they occur. New and innovative strategies must
be devised.
• A Change Style Assessment
Different people deal with change differently. This tool
helps participants look at their characteristic preferences
for either adaptive or innovative approaches to change. Why
do some people prefer to “do things better” and
others prefer to “do things differently”? We
look at the different styles of problem-solving,
decision-making and creativity, and the advantages and
disadvantages of each.