Workshop on Leading Change Management

Program Overview:

Change is something that excites people who love opportunities for growth, to see and learn about new things, or who like to shift status quo. Some changes however are harder to adjust to and lead to expressions of resistance and anger. We can take concrete steps to make change more palatable by understanding people's hesitations, enlisting the help of others, setting up plans, and managing stressors. These steps can also ensure that desired changes are implemented successfully. This 5-day course is designed to impact the principles, concepts and practice of dynamic leadership in managing change initiatives in the organization.

For whom:

This program is designed for those who want to understand change leadership such as Executive Directors, Directors, Senior Managers, Managers, Union Leaders, and Executive Officers including those responsible for corporate planning and strategy who want to become potential change leaders

Learning objectives:

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• accept the fact that there are no normal or abnormal ways of reacting to change, but we must start from where we are;
• see change not as something to be afraid of or resist but as an essential element of the world to be accepted;
• recognize that before we can embrace the way things will be, we must go through a process of letting go of the way things used to be;
• see change as an opportunity for self-motivation and innovation;
• identify strategies for helping change to be accepted and implemented in the work place;
• analyze current business systems and practice and compare them to the desired future state for all employees;
• communicate core values and codes of conducts to all employees;
• explore alternative methods of promoting and maintaining ethical and professional behavior; and
• identify areas of risk and develop techniques for monitoring, evaluating and adjusting strategies.

Course Outline:

Day 1: Organizational Change Management: Overview

•          Understanding the Concepts & Principles of Change management
•          Reasons for Change
•          The Change Cycle Timing Goals
•          The Human Reaction to Change with Case Studies 

Day 2: Strategies Dealing Change Resistance

•          The Pace of Change with Case Studies
•          Communicating Change with Case Studies
•          The Four-Room Apartment with Exercises
•          Dealing with Resistance
•          Adapting to Change with Case Study & Exercises

Day 3: Change Management Strategy

•          Strategies for Dealing with Anger
•          Managing Stress
•          Personal Plan of Action
•          Managing Workplace Diversity

Day 4: Engagement Act and its Practical Implications

•          Balanced Scorecard for Strategic Transformation

of Business

•          Practical Framework and Application on Change

Risk Management

•          Critical and Creative Thinking

Day 5: Organizational Management

•          Drivers of Behavior in Organizational

Management

•          Reinforcement and Motivation
•          Current Challenges in Change Management

Training Methodology

Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, audio-visual aids will be used to reinforce these teaching/learning methods.

Dr. Nosike Agokei is a seasoned corporate manager, boardroom expert, legal practitioner, banker, Economist, Corporate Governance expert, Chartered Secretary, Arbitrator and a Chartered Accountant. He has diverse experience in banking, accounting, board practices, leadership and dynamics (including corporate governance, induction and board evaluation), legal, administration, human resources, strategy, corporate and public affairs, and taxation, covering over thirty years. He holds the degrees of B.Sc Economics, LLB, BL, M.Sc Economics and a Doctorate Degree. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA); a member of the Institute of Directors, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of London, United Kingdom (FCIS); a member, Chartered Institute of Taxation (ACTI); a fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB); and a fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK (FCIArb). He is currently a Legal, Management Consultant and Facilitator to several organizations in Nigeria and abroad (in the past and presently), including the African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire and at their offices all over Africa, the Institute of Directors, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of Nigeria. He has undertaken management consulting projects for a couple of organizations in Nigeria, Kenya, Tunisia, the United Kingdom and Ghana.

Leke Oshiyemi – BA, M.Sc., Public Admin. (HR) & Cert. Advanced Strategic HR Mgt. USA. An astute Human Resource Professional of about two decades in the trenches, who has held Senior HR Leadership roles with Multinational and conglomerate companies, FMCG, HR-Consulting, Private Equity & Financial Services in Nigeria. Mr. Oshiyemi has worked as Human Resources Business Partner and Career Development Manager with Nigerian Breweries Plc, Strategic HR Business Partner (HRBP) with Honeywell Flour Mills PLC, and head Human Resources for Verod Group where he was responsible for generating strategic HR initiatives to help develop the group recruitment drive, employee engagement and implement talent and reward management initiatives. He will join other HR professionals to share experiences on this program.

Group nomination of 5 and above participant attracts 10% discount