Leading Through Change
Leading Through Change
Explain why change is happening, address uncertainty, and reinforce progress with a clear communication and support plan.
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Participants explore leading people through change and transition through common workplace situations. The course shows how to communicate the reason for change, address uncertainty, and reinforce progress and apply those decisions on the job.
What you'll learn
- Apply techniques to build organizational agility and alignment
- Identify strategies to guide employees through the complexities of change
- Explore ways to drive creativity and flexibility in problem solving
- Use course methods to communicate the reason for change, address uncertainty, and reinforce progress in a workplace scenario.
- Develop a change communication and support plan aligned to a relevant work need.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify a workplace need connected to leading people through change and transition.
- Select an appropriate way to communicate the reason for change, address uncertainty, and reinforce progress.
- Explain the reasoning behind that choice and identify its limitations.
- Produce a change communication and support plan that addresses a relevant work need.
- Set review points for a change communication and support plan and identify one adjustment.
Federal employees look to their leaders to explain change and help them move forward. This course helps supervisors and managers communicate the reasons for change, address uncertainty, and reinforce progress as new ways of working take hold. It supports the change management topics within OPM's Senior Executive Development Program (SEDP) focus area, Leading Through Complexity.
What you'll learn
- Explain the leader's role in helping employees through change.
- Identify strategies for guiding employees through the stages of transition.
- Apply techniques that build agility and alignment.
- Recognize and address resistance constructively.
- Develop a plan to reinforce change over time.
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate the purpose of change clearly.
- Help employees work through uncertainty.
- Encourage flexibility and problem solving.
- Recognize and celebrate progress.
- Sustain momentum after the initial change.