Rutgers IMED | Change Management Programs

author John Kotter Based on Harvard Professor John Kotter's bestseller "Our Iceberg Is Melting"

Program Overview

CHANGE: to give a different position, course, or direction to
A variable that organizations come face-to-face with on a continuous basis, change has the power to transform. And it is crucial that we learn not only how to manage, but also harness the powers of successful, sustainable change - the type of change which serves to be groundbreaking and propels us ahead of the competition during these trying times. Leading Bold Change takes the fun and fresh attitude of the best-selling book, “Our Iceberg is Melting” by world-renowned Harvard professor, John Kotter, and translates it into a powerful tool for creating organizational transformations.

Who Should Attend:
• Leaders at all Levels – From Administrators to Chief Executives

Curriculum

Learning Objectives:
• Identify a change that you have the power of leading
• Learn to raise the level of importance of your needed change so that it receive the attention it deserves
• Create elements of a vision of what would happen if the change is achieved and implemented
• Identify additional forces that will increase or decrease the sustainability of this change
• Discover additional changes that need to be put into action to support the original transformation
• Identify NoNo (negative) behavior within the organization and take steps to eradicate it
• Assess your current state and identify divergences that need attention to make the change an actuality
• Create an action plan that will keep you focused on how to achieve this change

Real World Applications:
• Create a sense of urgency around needed changes within your organization
• Identify key member traitsI and characteristics of a Change Leadership Team
• Create a vision of the future that is convincing and focuses on the benefits that will follow suit
• Develop plans and key communications that generate consistent interest in your vision for change
• Identify and eliminate obstacles that prevent people from taking action
• Celebrate and put emphasis on small modifications to sustain momentum for the change
• Develop various strategies for instilling a new culture amongst those affected by this change
• Instill and expand leadership for change throughout the organization

Jim Pantall Program Faculty: Jim Pantall
Jim Pantall is a seasoned trainer and organizational development consultant with over 25 years experience in the areas of change management, leadership and management development, organization assessment, executive coaching, corporate culture, and performance management. He has been called upon for a number of different consulting assignments that help focus individuals and organizations achieve business goals, drive culture change, improve business processes, facilitate strategic plans, understand business acumen and align the organization.

Jim is a trainer and consultant for the Rutgers Institute for Management and Executive Development School of Business. Jim is well known for his fast paced, lively seminars and his audiences find him thought provoking, inspirational and fun. His clients describe him as having a passion for win-win thinking and a unique ability to propose innovative solutions.

Jim holds a Master of Science Degree in Organizational Dynamics, from the University of Pennsylvania. He attended the Human Resource Executive Development Program at Columbia University. In addition to being certified for the John Kotter course, he is also a certified instructor for Franklin Covey, Achieve Global, a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and a master trainer for DISC assessments.

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