Research conducted by GFKM on over 500 managers shows that management in changing circumstances is the biggest challenge that managers are currently facing. The ambiguity and dynamics of the events they have to deal with every day make making the right decisions and managing change two key competencies of today’s Leaders.

The aim of the workshop is to expand team and organization management skills with specific techniques, methods and tools of change management and decision-making.

For middle and senior executives who want to deepen their change management skills and make the right decisions.

STAGES OF CHANGE – HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY GO THROUGH THEM WITH YOUR TEAM?

• Before you begin: a strategic canvas for change, teamwork dysfunctions (Lencioni), 5 Barriers Analysis and other tools to prepare for the implementation of change
• Once you start: experiments, or an agile approach to change. Generating a variety of options, conditions for a good experiment, examples
• Practical managerial tools supporting change management

THE ELEPHANT RIDER, OR THE EMOTIONAL AND RATIONAL ELEMENTS OF CHANGE

• Find bright spots, set goals and actions, i.e. the rational part of change
• Motivating to change – finding emotions, empowering people and reducing the size of change
• The power of the environment: creating an environment conducive to change

RESISTANCE TO CHANGE

• What is my own resistance to change and how does it translate into the team?
• From Innovators to Negators – recognizing and responding to different reactions to change in the team
• Effective communication of changes – useful tools and methods

RITUALS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGE

• On the need to strengthen relationships, predictability and a sense of control
• Functions, benefits and research confirming the effectiveness of rituals in the organization
• Rituals supporting organizational change and transition phases – examples

DECISION-MAKING

• On avoiding zero-one scenarios and finding a variety of options for action
• Simultaneous process, opportunity cost technique, analogies, basic indicators, testing, 10/10/10 technique, M&M technique – useful tools and methods supporting making the right decisions
• Confronting one’s assumptions with reality – about critical thinking tools in decision-making

PERSONAL CHANGES – HOW TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT HABITS AND RESOLUTIONS

• Key psychological needs and how to meet them
• Habits to increase energy levels and self-discipline – research findings and practical tips
• How to implement resolutions, i.e. about monitoring, the empathy gap effect, the “whatever” effect and other phenomena that strengthen and weaken the implementation of habits

After completing the training, its participants will be able to:

• Prepare your team/organization for change
• Achieve the assumed goals of change
• Effectively communicate change in the organization/team
• Respond appropriately to changes in the team
• Create an environment and implement practices that strengthen motivation for change
• Make decisions based on a wide range of techniques and tools
• Effectively implement personal change

The training is a workshop combined with elements of lecture and case studies. The facilitator activates participants through moderated discussions, practical individual and group exercises, and behavioral training of specific managerial skills.

• THE TRAINING IS TWO-DAY: APRIL 3-4
• Training participants receive a complete set of materials
• Class hours: 8:30 – 15:30
• 23% VAT should be added to the price of the training