Course 5: Thriving in Dynamic Change
Duration - 2 Days
Language - English
Level - Advanced
About the Course
Business and technology changes are relentless, overwhelming, and promise improvement yet frequently disappoint in both execution and results. In this Thriving in Dynamic Change course, learners will explore new approaches and apply frameworks to help them see change not as a disruption that needs to be managed but as an opportunity for growth and improved performance. They will experience how change affects themselves and others and practice ways to lead their teams and organization through dynamic change.
Business transformation leaders know that successful change implementation and adoption is essential. This course creates leaders who can successfully implement and adopt organizational change by introducing a unique bottom-up and top-down approach to planning and execution. Leaders also learn a new way to communicate during change that makes people more engaged and less anxious.
Participants Will Learn How To:
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Explore change through a new lens and shift to a thriving mindset.
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Recognize that change requires both individual journeys and collective commitment, speed and agility.
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Apply key leadership levers to facilitate both the personal journey and the practical process.
Course Modules
Each of the following modules contains the listed learning topics.
Module1
Welcome & Introduction
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The Advanced Leadership Program Framework.
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How do you measure upto a Chameleon?
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The course learning objectives.
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The course learning journey.
Module 2
The Anxiety
of Change
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How we respond is a choice: Change is a certainty.
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Framing change as an opportunity.
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Harnessing anxiety as fuel.
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How much anxiety is just enough?
Module 3
Lean into the
Disruptor Role
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Be a disruptor, not disrupted.
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The power of frames.
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Healthy tension in leadership.
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Self-affirming vs. self-defeating beliefs.
Module 4
SWITCH
Your Approach
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Dual needs of our analytical and emotional selves.
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The Rider, the Elephant, and the Path.
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Key formula: (direction + energy) x environment.
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Avoiding misconceptions.
Module 5
Appreciating
Individual Paths
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Multiple Riders, Elephants and Paths.
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Change is personal - meeting people where they are.
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Role of leaders in getting to new beginnings.
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Elephants, Riders and Paths in practice.
Module 6
Engaging
Communication
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Importance of conversation during change.
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Pushed information does not equal understanding or engagement.
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Transparency and openness.
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Ensuring others have a voice.
Module 7
Collaborative
Climate
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Defining collaborative climate.
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Benefits for individuals, teams and networks.
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Creating a sense of urgency.
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Ensuring readiness for action.
Module 8
Providing Ongoing Support
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Support the entire journey.
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The expectations and reality of support.
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Developing a capacity for adaptation.
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Maintaining sustained support.
