Leading Through Change
Leading Through Change
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
Regardless of your industry or role, change is a constant challenge for every business leader. In this course, leadership and organizational development specialist Colleen Gallion teaches you how to lead through change. Colleen will explain what's changing, who it impacts, how they will react, and what needs to be done to make sure the desired outcomes are achieved. Whether it's an exciting change for the better or a difficult change that catches you by surprise, you will have the tools and strategies you need to successfully navigate the seas of change.
Syllabus
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Why it matters Change leadership is essential to ensure the success of your team, your organization, and yourself as a leader. 3m
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Common challenges Although different types of changes can pose different problems, there are several common change leadership challenges that you can expect and prepare for. 2m
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Creating a strategy Having a framework for your change strategy is essential for clear and effective communication. 2m
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Fact vs. feeling Objective change and attitudinal change differ from one another, but they are both important to understand as a change leader. 3m
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Proactive vs. reactive How you should best lead through change depends partly on whether you're navigating through a proactive change or reactive change. 3m
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Analyzing individual impact Knowing who is impacted by the change and in what ways they are impacted is essential in defining the scope of change and developing your change leadership strategy. 2m
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Analyzing organizational impact Analyzing individual impact is important, but it's also important to analyze the organizational impact of change. 3m
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Risk management Assessing potential risks prior to implementing change initiatives is critical in ensuring you and your organization are as prepared as possible. 2m
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Defining milestones Defining milestones is a great way to evaluate the effectiveness of your change leadership and identify potential areas for improvement downstream. 2m
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Rip the band-aid You've probably heard the expression about ripping off a band-aid to minimize long-term pain. 3m
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Batten down the hatches "Batten down the hatches" is another common expression that can be applied to the change management space. 3m
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Course correction Course correction can be challenging as it requires a shift in mindset from everyone involved in the change initiative, especially leadership. 2m
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Growing pains If done correctly, sometimes the "growing pains" approach can be the best way to navigate a change scenario as a leader. 3m
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New direction Sometimes the best approach is to take an entirely different direction. 1m
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Change archetypes Everyone has a different response to change, but in general, ways to categorize how people respond. 2m
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Communication strategies To be best prepared to communicate a change, there is ample planning and strategy required. 3m
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Milestone measurements Monitoring change and assessing progress is essential in determining the success of your change initiative. 2m
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Archetype pulse checks It's important to check in with your team at this point and get a pulse check on how your team is processing the change. 2m
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Time to celebrate Sometimes, people are guilty of not making enough time to celebrate the wins in life, no matter how small they may seem. 2m
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Memorial retrospective Taking the time to reflect on change initiatives is critical in setting yourself and your team up for future success. 3m
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Courage and compassion Thank you so much for watching this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Colleen Gallion
Colleen is a principal and founding member of Gallion Coaching, a consulting firm that specializes in leadership development, organizational development, change management, and performance management. Colleen has over twenty years of experience in leading teams in high change velocity tech companies. Colleen is an ICF certified Executive Coach and has studied Organizational Development with the Institute of Organizational Development. She has successfully created in-house coaching organizations and has implemented coaching from third parties. She also collaborates with executive teams to customize solutions that increase engagement, retention, and the bottom line.
Colleen Gallion
Executive Coach and Leadership Development Expert
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