Leading Organizational Change
Establish the winning conditions for successful organizational change
2-Day Program
About the Program
Your organization's strategic plan is its game plan for organizational change. This highly practical, two-day program is led by Canada's two leading academics on the subject, each with extensive change leadership experience.
It is designed to enable participants to develop and implement a focused and action-oriented strategic plan that will be the driving force behind successful change in your organization, and understand how to establish the conditions for successful implementation.
Organizations need a new framework for change
The success rate for major organizational changes (culture change, integrating acquisitions, launching new products, or integrating new IT platforms) is very low. Today's fast-paced business environment renders much of the conventional wisdom surrounding managing change outdated, and in some cases, downright dangerous.
Executives now have to ask what has to be done to establish the winning conditions; the ones that maximize the likelihood of success in risky endeavours.
This workshop will help you identify and implement these winning conditions – guidance, speed and momentum – as well as to develop a great execution plan to drive implementation.
This workshop will enable you to:
- Establish the winning conditions for successful organizational change
- Diagnose the challenges associated with organizational change
- Create a game plan for change
Who should attend
Managers who are looking for fresh perspectives on organizational change.
Queen's Executive Certificates
This program may be taken as one of the requirements for the Queen's Executive Certificate in Applied Leadership.
Learn more
Speak to a member of our team
Call 1.888.393.2338 or Chat live
Monday to Friday. 8:30am - 4pm EST
Upcoming Sessions
- Dec 3 to Dec 4, 2012
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Fees
$1,950 CAD
(plus applicable taxes)
Discounts for charitable organizations
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Organizational benefits
- Gain knowledge on how to form and deliver an effective change strategy
- Be better positioned for successful change initiatives
Personal benefits
- Learn how to recognize the need for change in your organization or department
- Move from awareness to tangible change outcomes
- Define the essential tools for implementing change
- Discover how to realign resources appropriately through an organizational change
Program content
The program is divided into two themes:
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Understanding the Challenge of Change - Day 1
- Explore the challenges of implementing organizational change
- Discuss Strategic Planning frameworks and concepts and learn how to lead the development of an effective strategic planning process
- Learn how to diagnose the nature of your organization's change challenge
- Develop the skills for establishing "winning conditions" for change initiatives
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Creating Speed and Building Momentum - Day 2
- Learn how to create speed and build momentum in the change process
- Explore how to develop a 'human flywheel of commitment'
- Discuss ways to deal with resistance
- Develop a powerful framework to drive execution and implementation
Session Leaders
Session leaders include senior professors from Queen's School of Business and knowledgeable experts from industry. These outstanding teachers are constantly in touch with today's business world through real-world business experience, Board memberships and their own consulting practices.
Dr. Elspeth Murray - Strategy, New Ventures and MIS, Queen's School of Business
Elspeth Murray is the Associate Dean of MBA Programs at Queen’s School of Business and CIBC Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship. As well, she leads the School’s Centre for Business Venturing. In this role she has spearheaded the development of the Dare to Dream Internship Program, designed to kick-start graduates’ entrepreneurial ventures, and the Tri-Colour Fund, a student-led early stage investment fund. The New Venture Management course that she developed has been recognized by BusinessWeek as one of the world’s top 10 Executive MBA courses. Additionally, she serves as a Director of Parteq, the commercialization organization for Queen’s University. She is also the co-author of “Fast Forward – Organizational Change in 100 Days” with Peter Richardson. 
Dr. Peter Richardson - Strategic Management, Queen's School of Business
Peter Richardson is a leading expert in corporate turnarounds and an authority on strategic management and the management of innovation. His strategic approach to cost management and margin improvement has been widely adopted by industry. During his years at Queen’s, Peter has authored over 75 papers and case studies on strategic management. With Elspeth Murray, he co-authored Fast Forward: Organizational Change in 100 Days. A previous book, Cost Containment: The Ultimate Strategic Advantage, remains one of the few books to be written on cost improvement. He consults widely for many organizations including BHP Billiton, Alcoa, CIBC Mellon, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Auditor General of Canada, and Natural Resources Canada, working closely with senior executives on strategy development and deployment.
