# Change Management for Leaders: Preparing for an Unknown Future Course (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

This one-day workshop prepares managers or supervisors for changes that they and their employees may be facing in the workplace. Participants will explore reactions to change and the stages of change that can be experienced. The focus will be on how to coach employees to successfully weather change. This includes a discussion of the six steps to prepare for change as well as other actions that can be taken. Participants will leave this course prepared to help themselves and their employees experience, accept, and thrive in a changing environment.

## What you'll learn

- Coach employees through the stages of change.
- Develop tools for preparing employees for change.
- Empower others to apply strengths to change situations.
- Utilize the six steps to prepare for change going forward.
- Strengthen relationships with employees.

## Curriculum

#### Module 1: Course Introduction

- Welcome and introductions of participants and instructor
- Overview of course agenda and objectives
- Team presentations and class engagement expectations

#### Module 2: Understanding Change and Resistance

- Recognize natural reactions to organizational change
- Explore common roots of resistance to change
- Debrief initial team-based change exercise

#### Module 3: Stages and Impacts of Change

- Identify the five stages of change
- Use questionnaires to explore past and future change scenarios
- Share and analyze team responses and patterns

#### Module 4: Coaching Employees Through Change

- Apply effective communication and empathetic listening strategies
- Model positive behaviors to encourage adaptation
- Use change coaching tools to support employees

#### Module 5: Six Steps to Prepare for Change

- Step 1: Consider past change experiences and lessons learned
- Step 2: Understand the reasons behind the change
- Step 3: Assess implications of change for yourself and others
- Step 4: Identify and leverage personal and team strengths
- Step 5: Learn from others who have navigated change
- Step 6: Focus on cultivating a resilient mindset

#### Module 6: Application and Reflection

- Summarize course insights and personal growth
- Reflect on applying tools and strategies in real work settings
- Prepare action items for managing future change effectively

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $649