Leaders play a critical role in the success of any change initiative, but so, too, do those impacted by a change. The Leading People Through Change course offers guidance on effective leadership behaviors for the purpose of organizational change.
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Leaders play a critical role in the success of any change initiative, but so, too, do those impacted by a change. The Leading People Through Change course offers guidance on effective leadership behaviors for the purpose of organizational change.
Leaders play a critical role in the success of any change initiative, but so, too, do those impacted by a change. The Leading People Through Change course offers guidance on effective leadership behaviors for the purpose of organizational change.
The course explores how to establish a communication plan, improve your understanding of a change endeavor, and build stakeholder commitment. You’ll delve into behavioral change, including identifying approaches to enhance how key segments of your organization respond to your change initiative. You will also learn to identify and mitigate implications of change efforts on stakeholders, systems, and processes, and how to lead effective conversations around the implications of change.
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Learning objectives
- The various components of a communication plan.
- Leadership tools to build conviction toward your change initiative.
- Methods to deduce how the four segments of an organizational population will respond to your change initiative.
- Skills to analyze the rationale of resistors to your change initiative to determine how to approach them.
- The effects and unintended consequences of a change effort on stakeholders, and systems and processes.
- The various components of a communication plan.
- Leadership tools to build conviction toward your change initiative.
- Methods to deduce how the four segments of an organizational population will respond to your change initiative.
- Skills to analyze the rationale of resistors to your change initiative to determine how to approach them.
- The effects and unintended consequences of a change effort on stakeholders, and systems and processes.
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Review communication principles and techniques
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Strengthen communication skills to effectively convey messages and engage stakeholders during change initiatives.
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Communication
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Review course materials or textbooks on communication principles.
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Practice active listening and empathy in conversations.
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Seek feedback from peers or mentors on communication style.
Read Leading Change by John Kotter
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Build foundational understanding of the complexities involved in leading change efforts and the frameworks available to effectively guide people through these changes.
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Read the book and take notes on key insights.
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Summarize the book's main arguments and takeaways.
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Identify key concepts and examples that relate to your own leadership experiences.
Watch tutorials on communication planning in change management
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Develop practical skills in creating effective communication plans for change initiatives by following guided tutorials.
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Identify reputable sources for tutorials on communication planning.
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Follow the steps outlined in the tutorials to create a draft communication plan.
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Review and refine your draft plan based on feedback.
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Practice identifying and analyzing stakeholder responses to change initiatives
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Sharpen analytical skills in assessing stakeholder responses to change initiatives, enabling you to tailor your approach to different stakeholder groups.
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Stakeholder Analysis
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Review course materials on stakeholder analysis.
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Practice identifying stakeholders and their potential responses to a change initiative.
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Analyze the rationale of resistors to change initiatives.
Develop a stakeholder communication plan for a hypothetical change initiative
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Apply the concepts learned in the course to a practical scenario by creating a stakeholder communication plan for a hypothetical change initiative.
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Communication Planning
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Identify stakeholders and their communication needs.
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Develop communication strategies tailored to each stakeholder group.
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Create a communication plan outlining the strategies and timelines.
Engage in discussions with peers on the implications of change on stakeholders and processes
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Exchange perspectives and learn from others' experiences in managing the implications of change on stakeholders and processes.
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Stakeholder Management
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Identify peers with diverse experiences in change management.
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Schedule a discussion session to share insights and perspectives.
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Prepare questions to facilitate a meaningful discussion.
Explore case studies of successful change initiatives
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Gain insights from real-world examples of successful change initiatives, providing practical lessons and best practices.
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Case Studies
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Identify reputable sources for case studies.
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Analyze case studies to understand the context, strategies, and outcomes of successful change initiatives.
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Extract key learnings and apply them to your own change initiatives.
Organize and review course materials and notes
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Regularly reviewing course materials and notes strengthens knowledge retention and understanding.
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Review course notes after each session to reinforce learnings.
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Organize notes and materials to create a comprehensive study guide.
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Test your understanding by summarizing key concepts and ideas from the materials.
Review communication principles and techniques
Show steps
Strengthen communication skills to effectively convey messages and engage stakeholders during change initiatives.
Browse courses on
Communication
Show steps
- Review course materials or textbooks on communication principles.
- Practice active listening and empathy in conversations.
- Seek feedback from peers or mentors on communication style.
Read Leading Change by John Kotter
Show steps
Build foundational understanding of the complexities involved in leading change efforts and the frameworks available to effectively guide people through these changes.
View
HBR's 10 Must Reads for Executive Teams
on Amazon
Show steps
- Read the book and take notes on key insights.
- Summarize the book's main arguments and takeaways.
- Identify key concepts and examples that relate to your own leadership experiences.
Watch tutorials on communication planning in change management
Show steps
Develop practical skills in creating effective communication plans for change initiatives by following guided tutorials.
Show steps
- Identify reputable sources for tutorials on communication planning.
- Follow the steps outlined in the tutorials to create a draft communication plan.
- Review and refine your draft plan based on feedback.
Practice identifying and analyzing stakeholder responses to change initiatives
Show steps
Sharpen analytical skills in assessing stakeholder responses to change initiatives, enabling you to tailor your approach to different stakeholder groups.
Browse courses on
Stakeholder Analysis
Show steps
- Review course materials on stakeholder analysis.
- Practice identifying stakeholders and their potential responses to a change initiative.
- Analyze the rationale of resistors to change initiatives.
Develop a stakeholder communication plan for a hypothetical change initiative
Show steps
Apply the concepts learned in the course to a practical scenario by creating a stakeholder communication plan for a hypothetical change initiative.
Browse courses on
Communication Planning
Show steps
- Identify stakeholders and their communication needs.
- Develop communication strategies tailored to each stakeholder group.
- Create a communication plan outlining the strategies and timelines.
Engage in discussions with peers on the implications of change on stakeholders and processes
Show steps
Exchange perspectives and learn from others' experiences in managing the implications of change on stakeholders and processes.
Browse courses on
Stakeholder Management
Show steps
- Identify peers with diverse experiences in change management.
- Schedule a discussion session to share insights and perspectives.
- Prepare questions to facilitate a meaningful discussion.
Explore case studies of successful change initiatives
Show steps
Gain insights from real-world examples of successful change initiatives, providing practical lessons and best practices.
Browse courses on
Case Studies
Show steps
- Identify reputable sources for case studies.
- Analyze case studies to understand the context, strategies, and outcomes of successful change initiatives.
- Extract key learnings and apply them to your own change initiatives.
Organize and review course materials and notes
Show steps
Regularly reviewing course materials and notes strengthens knowledge retention and understanding.
Show steps
- Review course notes after each session to reinforce learnings.
- Organize notes and materials to create a comprehensive study guide.
- Test your understanding by summarizing key concepts and ideas from the materials.
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