Leading Change

Become an Effective Change Leader

Too often IT leaders are expected to know how to lead a change and what their role is in making a change successful. Though IT leaders understand what it takes to manage people, leading an organization through significant change requires a different set of skills.

Whether serving as change agent or change leader, effective change leadership is critical to the success of any change initiative. Today’s IT leader plays a central role as a partner in driving business strategy, business change, and business value.

Leading Change is a 12-week intensive that equips technology leaders with the knowledge and tools to be an effective change leader. Participants explore what is involved in leading successful change initiatives in their organization, develop a positive approach to resistance, and learn how leadership behaviors can move all stakeholders in a new direction.

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What Participants Will Learn in Leading Change

Graduates of Leading Change will be prepared to play a central role in driving business strategy and value in addition to working hand-in-hand with business partners to create transformational change. Specifically, after completing this program they will be able to:

Manage the organizational risks, human challenges, and success factors of major change initiatives
Recognize the dynamics of change in action
Use a change leadership framework and tools to lead change
Create clarity and a roadmap for a specific change
Identify the structures and processes needed to sustain a change

"The group discussion and access to tools and templates are truly valuable and likely something you'll leverage for years to come."

Marshall Davis-Henaine, Sr. Dir Digital Strategy Operations, Duke Health

The Program Experience

TIME COMMITMENT

Leading Change is a 12-week intensive. The average time commitment expected is approximately 2 hours per week.

AUDIENCE

Manager or director-level IT leaders, or individuals who are responsible for leading enterprise-wide change initiatives.

DELIVERY METHOD

Participants will engage in self-paced learning activities, group coaching, live online workshops, and a capstone project.

Program Schedule

Weeks 1 & 2 – Kickoff; Preliminary work that sets up the Capstone, the end goal of the program
Week 3 – Module 1, “Why Change, Gaining Clarity, Assessing Impact”
Week 4 – Module 2, “Gaining Commitment, Change Messages, Change Roles”
Week 5 – Module 3, “Working with the Community, Working with Sponsors”
Week 6 – Coaching Session
Week 7 – Module 4, “Communication, Tools for Change, Bringing it all Together”
Weeks 8-10 – Team develops a Change Plan for a real-world initiative
Week 11 – Coaching Session
Week 12 – Delivering the Capstone/Wrapping Up

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"Take it! Leading Change helps you fully understand what it takes to be a change leader."

Steve Maio, Sr IT Project Manager Draper