OVERVIEW

All of us experience change every day. It can be unexpected, sudden, and unsettling; or it can be planned and welcomed. Systems (businesses and groups) and organisms (individuals) that do not adapt to their changing environment will inevitably cease to exist.

Like it or not, we must learn to live with and thrive in a world of constant shifts that affect our values as well as the structure of our organization. As our personal and work lives become more complex, transitioning and embracing new ideas, behaviors, and thought patterns becomes increasingly important.

This workshop is designed to help participants explore their personal reactions to change, and identify and review effective transition skills during times of change. The skills will have application in the personal and professional arena for participants. Individuals will look at their roles, the range of responses to change in those they lead, and will design practical techniques for application in their professional roles.

The workshop will provide a series of planning and analysis tools, and critical communication techniques to help individuals overcome the obstacles that invariably arise during times of change. Participants will increase their effectiveness at managing and leading change.

Participants Will Learn To:

• Distinguish the difference between “change” and “transition”
• Understand the impact of change on organizations and individuals
• Construct individual “Change and Transition Journeys”
• Assess transition strategies for each individual
• Identify effective personal transition skills
• Assess current reactions to changes
• Analyze the implications of changes in each participant's role
• Explore effective transition skills for navigating current change successfully in their professional role
• Practice critical conversations with those they lead who seem resistant to change.