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Leading Organizational Change

Prepare yourself to lead through organizational change. Model change behaviors and learn to develop a culture of teamwork and collaboration that supports transformation.

Program Details

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18 Contact Hours | 1.8 Continuing Education Units (CEU) 

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In Person: Minneapolis, MN
$5,000

About the Program

Staying competitive in an ever-changing business environment requires a sophisticated understanding of organizational change management. You not only have to appropriately respond to changing markets but lead others through the transition as well. Leaders who excel in this role draw on their expertise in multiple business and leadership areas.

Experience & Results

This course prepares you to lead through organizational change as you: 

  • Learn the elements of a clear and compelling organizational vision and how this drives major change initiatives
  • Model change behaviors and learn to develop a culture of teamwork and collaboration that supports transformation
  • Learn fundamental elements of strategic management and how a firm’s strategy and strategic changes can enable organizational change
  • Acquire tools and techniques for effectively leading and motivating organizational change
  • Understand why transformation initiatives often face resistance and address the root causes
  • Learn how to design and reshape organizational structures and systems to support organizational change and transformation

 

Please note that "Leading Organizational Change" was previously called "Leading Transformational Change."

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Learn how you can customize this program for your organization.
 

Program Contact
Contact Carol Roecklein

Audience

  • Leaders involved with developing or implementing change initiatives, in any functional area 
  • Leaders with P&L or significant project/functional responsibility
  • C-Suite

Key Benefits

  • Identify organizational change readiness 
  • Successfully plan, execute, and sustain significant change initiatives
  • Avoid common change-related pitfalls and missteps
  • Cultivate an organization that embraces change
  • Establish leadership credibility in times of transition

Participant Perspective

Participants of the Leading Organizational Change program share how this course provided them with helpful tools and techniques for effectively leading and motivating organizational change.

This course allowed me to focus on strategy and learn from experts about current practices and research about transformational change. The information covered was excellent and applicable to my role and I will use this information to enact change and build our organizational strength.
– Leading Organizational Change Program Participant

Schedule

Day 1
Morning
Why Change Efforts Succeed or Fail: Understanding the Need for Change

Planning for Change

Change Simulation Preparation
Afternoon
Executing Change

Change Simulation Planning

Change Simulation Implementation

Debrief & Conclusions
Day 2
Morning
Strategy & Change
Afternoon
Strategic Decision Making & Judgment
Day 3
Morning
Leading Change from the Top

Leadership Visibility as a Critical Success Factor to Change Success
Afternoon
The Human Element of Change

Faculty

Mary Benner
Department Chair, John and Nancy Lindahl Professor For Excellence In Business Education, Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Academic Director

Mary Benner is the Department Chair and Professor in the Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship Department. She has a PhD in management from Columbia University, an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, and a BS in economics from the University of Minnesota. She joined the Carlson School in 2010.

Louellen Essex
Carlson Executive Educators Network
Nathan Kuncel
Marvin D. Dunnette Distinguished Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, McKnight Presidential Fellow
Mary Zellmer-Bruhn
Associate Dean of MBA and MS Programs, Professor

Register Today!

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18 Contact Hours | 1.8 Continuing Education Units (CEU) 

Register by Credit Card Register by Invoice
$5,000
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18 Contact Hours | 1.8 Continuing Education Units (CEU) 

Register by Credit Card Register by Invoice