ESSEC Business School

Leading Change: Overcoming Resistance and Making Change Happen

ESSEC Business School

Change

About Programme

Are you ready to lead change that truly lasts?

Change is no longer optional - it’s a constant. To keep organizations moving forward, leaders must know how to transform resistance into momentum and ideas into real results.

This program equips you with the tools and confidence to make change stick. You’ll learn to understand what holds people back, build strategies that gain support, and take concrete steps to move projects from plan to reality.

Through practical insights and guided reflection, you’ll leave with a clear roadmap to lead transformation and create lasting impact in your organization.

Programme Audience

This program is designed for executives, experts, managers, and senior managers involved in change and transformation projects. It is particularly relevant if you are leading change in areas such as:

- Processes- Strategies- HR and people management- Digital transformation- Marketing or product innovation- Ways of working and organizing teams

Programme Benefits

Gain a deeper understanding of the sources of resistance to change (both individual and collective) and how to overcome them.

Learn effective strategies to lead and pilot change, navigating complexity and collective dynamics.

Develop behaviors that enable you to implement change concretely in day-to-day situations.

Program strengths

LEARNING BY DOING

Reflect on your own experiences, exchange with peers, and receive actionable feedback to improve your leadership style.

SCIENCE-BASED INSIGHTS

Apply proven lessons from behavioral sciences to understand resistance and shape effective strategies.

DRIVING CULTURE CHANGE

See how leaders can shift mindsets and reshape organizational culture to support transformation.

REAL-WORLD CASES

Discover what works (and what doesn’t) by studying real examples of change from companies around the world.

PRACTICAL TOOLS

Use simple, step-by-step frameworks to plan, lead, and deliver successful change projects

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