Leading Organizational Change

Navigating uncertainty has long been lauded as a hallmark of successful leadership, and in today’s business climate, uncertainty is the new norm. For leaders, change is no longer an infrequent exception to prepare for — it’s the rule. It’s every day. A leader’s real job is change. Whether you work in the for-profit or not-for-profit space, leading organizational change is more salient than ever and both resembles and differs from the challenges in years past. Unfortunately, decades of data show that most organizational change efforts fail.

Leading Organizational Change is an executive leadership program designed to beat these odds. Aimed for both immediate and sustained impact, this intensive program is led by world-renowned experts with decades of experience on the forefront of major organizational change.

You will learn that real change management requires both a focus on changing behavior and on changing the work systems that produce behavior in organizations. You will learn orientations and approaches to help you lead yourself and others through organizational change as you expand your professional network.

Leading Organizational Change Change uses an active-learning approach that blends lectures, small group work, and simulations to show you how to identify and develop essential felt need and determine a course to drive behavioral change.

The curriculum is based on a proven, comprehensive change model detailed in the newly revised Leading Successful Change: 8 Keys to Making Change Work. The authors work with participants to develop a deep understanding of the factors and conditions needed to drive successful change initiatives, including tactics for building and leveraging stakeholder coalitions, inspiring others, and dealing with resistance.

You will return to your organization with:

Session topics for Leading Organizational Change include:

Leading Organizational Change is targeted to upper-middle to senior managers who are preparing for — or already engaged in — change initiatives.

Participants must be fluent in English. Specifically, they should be comfortable with metaphoric speech.

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To further leverage the value and impact of this program, we encourage companies to send cross-functional teams of executives to Wharton. We offer group-enrollment benefits to companies sending four or more participants.