COURSE OVERVIEW:
Organisational change refers to any alteration that occurs in total work environment. Organisational change is an important characteristic of most organisations. An organisation must develop adaptability to change otherwise it will either be left behind or be swept away by the forces of change. Organisational change is inevitable in a progressive culture. Modern organisations are highly dynamic, versatile and adaptive to the multiplicity of changes.
Most of us are averse to change – we tend to prefer to do things in the way in which we are used to doing them. Unfortunately for us everything around us is changing, sometimes very slowly and sometimes quicker than we would like, sometimes bringing us new experiences we enjoy and at other times those we would prefer to avoid.
This is more than ever true for organisations. Recent years have seen the introduction of so many changes to industry and commerce – new materials, technology, speed of travel, telecommunications, social perceptions, political re-grouping, globalisation, and international competition – that few, if any, organisations can claim not to have been pressured into some form of change.
The problem is the conflict that all change embraces. Change may be necessary but our natural aversion to it immediately creates conflicting pressures. Failure to recognise and address these conflicts is the main reason why change initiatives, often positive and beneficial for most of those involved, often do not produce the gains, growth and security anticipated.
That is what this course is all about – helping you to understand the conflicting influences and encouraging the processes that will help you to implement and manage change effectively!
The first part explains why does change have to happen and the status quo in a period of change. Then explores the drivers for change. Furthermore, the course discusses the organisation and people barriers to change.
The second part shows you how to analyse your organisations culture for change and explains how to communicate change effectively. Finally, it shows how to manage people through change and how to create a business plan for change.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:
- What is meant by Organisational Change?
- Why does change have to happen?
- The three stages of organisation development
- The process of re-inventing the organisation
- The status quo paradigm in a period of change
- The drivers of change
- The external pressures on OC
- How to use the PEST analysis to determine the external factors influencing your organisation?
- How poor performance is often demonstrated against statistical targets?
- The internal dissatisfaction of change
- Organisation barriers to change
- The consequences of unclear objectives in OC
- Why the organisational goals have to be cascaded?
- The cascaded process and its aim
- The inappropriate organisational structure for change
- The disadvantages of poor communication in OC
- The people barriers to change
- How to deal with people perceptions of change?
- The benefits of change to individuals, the team and the organisation as a whole
- How to analyse your organisation?
- The characteristics of organisation culture
- The influences of organisation culture on OC
- How to communicate change messages effectively and to whom?
- How to manage people through change?
- People reaction to change
- The six-stage process people go through when faced with change
- How to create a business plan for change?
- How to identify organisation culture?
- How to identify people barriers for change?
- How to identify key influencers?
- How to identify the people requirements for change?
- How to identify the inventory requirements?
- How to identify the financial requirements for change?
COURSE DURATION:
The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.
COURSE DELIVERY:
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ASSESSMENT:
A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.
CERTIFICATION:
Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.