Leadership Skills for Change Management
Unlock the power of effective change leadership with Corpoladder’s Change Leadership: Mastering the Skills to Drive Successful Transformations. This hands-on course empowers business leaders and managers to master the skills necessary for successful transformations. Through real-life case studies, engaging simulations, and collaborative discussions, you’ll learn to craft compelling vision statements, develop strategic communication plans, and inspire your teams to embrace change. Best of all, you’ll leave with a personalized toolkit that includes motivational stories, techniques to overcome resistance, and strategies to prevent employee exhaustion. Equip yourself with the insights and practical skills needed to lead your organization confidently through change. Join us and transform your leadership approach today!
$4500
Course Curriculum
Day 1:
Introduction: Analyzing Change Initiatives
Analyze failed change initiatives
Identify the root causes of failure
Understand the importance of your role as a change leader
Examine successful transformations
Identify key elements of successful change leadership
Vision: Crafting and Sharing Compelling Futures
Recognize the importance of vision in change initiatives
Examine failed vision statements
Analyze successful vision statements
Use a structured method to visualize your company’s or team’s future
Learn how to write an effective vision statement
Utilize a step-by-step process to convert your visualization of the future into a successful vision statement
Learn the importance of developing a shared vision
Draft a strategic engagement plan for enhancing your vision statement
Debrief
Day 2:
Strategy: Developing and Communicating Strategic Imperatives
Learn the importance of developing effective change strategies
Analyze successful change strategies
Learn how to build a successful change strategy
Use a structured method to create a detailed strategic plan
Learn the importance of strategic communication plans
Analyze successful communication plans
Use a structured method to create a strategic communication plan for your vision and strategy
Debrief
Day 3:
Inspiration and Motivation: Winning Hearts and Minds
Learn how great leaders inspire people and why it is crucial for transformational success
Start with "why" to inspire and lead effectively
Learn the power of the “how” to motivate action
Learn the importance of storytelling for business leaders
Learn four essential storytelling techniques
Watch videos of great business leaders using the four techniques while storytelling
Develop your storytelling skills in a structured exercise
Learn how motivation differs from inspiration and the importance of motivating employees
Learn the power of “WIIFM” as a motivational tool
Practice tailored communication to build engagement skills
Analyze how great leaders hold their employees accountable
Develop an accountability strategy
Examine how great leaders lead by example to motivate their employees
Identify ways you could lead your team by example
Practice motivation techniques in a workplace simulation
Debrief
Day 4:
Fear and Resistance: Building Trust and Overcoming Obstacles
Learn why people fear change and how this leads to resistance
Learn 6 essential techniques to reduce fear and overcome resistance
Examine how great leaders used each of these techniques successfully
Develop a specific plan for using each of the 6 techniques at work
Practice each technique through a variety of activities, including role-plays and simulations
Debrief
Exhaustion and Encouragement: Sustaining Momentum
Learn why change exhaustion occurs
Examine the impacts exhaustion can have on a change initiative
Learn 2 essential techniques for proactively mitigating change exhaustion
Analyze how great leaders used these techniques successfully
Practice using these techniques in a work simulation
Learn 3 strategies for managing employee exhaustion effectively
Examine how great leaders used these strategies successfully
Apply these strategies to your work through a structured activity
Debrief
Day 5:
Recognition and Reflection: Celebrating Success and Looking Forward
Learn why recognition, reflection, and the “new normal” are crucial for transformational change
Examine how great leaders used recognition to drive change
Learn about recognition strategies and communication techniques
Develop a recognition strategy for your team
Learn the important role of reflection in change initiatives
Analyze how great leaders used reflection strategically
Learn how to identify and utilize team dynamics
Participate in a work simulation, to practice leadership skills
Learn the importance of establishing the “new normal”
Examine how great leaders stabilized their teams at the end of successful transformations
Participate in a transition exercise, to develop stabilization skills
Debrief
Conclusion: Applying Learnings to Your Organization
Pull all of the concepts together through a structured activity
Reflect on the skills you developed during this course
Discuss post-training coaching and support through Corpoladder
Farewell
Course Curriculum
Course Highlights
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Craft clear, compelling vision statements aligned with organizational goals
Develop and communicate effective change strategies
Inspire and motivate teams through powerful storytelling and communication techniques
Address employee fears and overcome resistance to change
Mitigate change-related exhaustion and maintain team engagement
Implement recognition and reflection practices to solidify change and establish a new normal
This 5-day course is divided into eight core modules:
Introduction: Analyzing Change Initiatives
Vision: Crafting and Sharing Compelling Futures
Strategy: Developing and Communicating Strategic Imperatives
Inspiration and Motivation: Winning Hearts and Minds
Fear and Resistance: Building Trust and Overcoming Obstacles
Exhaustion and Encouragement: Sustaining Momentum
Recognition and Reflection: Celebrating Success and Looking Forward
Conclusion: Applying Learnings to Your Organization
Each module combines theoretical frameworks with practical exercises, including case study analyses, group discussions, simulations, and role-playing. Participants will leave with a customized vision statement, change strategy, and a robust toolkit of practical skills and techniques to lead change effectively in their organizations.
Who should do this course?
C-Suite Executives: Leaders driving organizational strategy
SVPs and VPs overseeing multiple departments and driving cross-functional communication efforts.
Directors managing teams and departments while implementing strategic communication plans across their business units.
Managers responsible for leading team-level change initiatives.