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Leading for Change

A targeted development programme for people leaders.

Today organisations are constantly responding to the dynamic environments in which they operate. Whether related to innovation, technology, market, customer or employee experiences and expectations, change initiatives and strategies should be managed in a way that realises objectives and recognises how best to engage people through change.

Why Invest?

With the Leading for Change Programme, managers will have the skills, resources and confidence to champion change.
  • Understand the impact of change on individuals and teams
  • Recognise what influences our response to change (e.g. mindset, personal preferences, trust)
  • Recognise the leader’s role in change
  • Apply an effective change model to engage others
  • Have confidence to lead change conversations
  • Create a change engagement plan that achieves objectives.
  • Effectively coach for buy-in and support

Programme Outline

This programme can be configured for virtual facilitation with resources provided before and after workshops. Additional 1:1 or team coaching is provided. Most importantly, design and delivery is aligned to specific client context and goals.

Change Mindset

  • The nature of Change: It’s personal
  • What do people most need in change?
  • What influences our response to change?
  • A framework for engaging others
  • The Case for Change – The WHY

Engaging others in Change

  • Effectively communicating the Case for Change
  • How to build participation, skills and capacity for change
  • Guidelines for meaningful leadership conversations
  • Identifying potential barriers and challenges to change
  • Change engagement action plan
  • Application

Coaching for Results

  • What makes conversations difficult?
  • Impact of emotion, “high-stakes” and different perspectives
  • Key skills for change coaching
  • Power of curiosity and empathy
  • Coaching in practice and application
  • Change engage action plan

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Change is personal. Organisational change, whether related to new ways of working, technology or culture, only happens when individuals change. Leading change means empowering individuals and teams to: Understand it. Own it. Do it.
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If you want to find out more about this programme, please contact us via the form below, call Joan Mather on 021 741 993 or email joan@matherconsult.co.nz

We look forward to hearing from you.