Leading Change

Course details

Change is an integral feature of business life, successful businesses need to be agile enough to evolve, change and respond to challenges of many varieties. Businesses who are entrenched and rigid in structure are often times, more resistant to change and consequently less able to cope with volatility, uncertainty, complexities and ambiguity.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek "- Barack Obama.
Change is therefore important for a number of reasons:
• Identify and capitalize growth opportunities
• Responsive to customer needs/demands and changes in consumer behavior
• Keep a pace with sector technological advances
• Nagivate economic, social and political challenges/crisis
• As part of promoting operation excellence and quality management
As Jack Welch former CEO of GE "Change before you have to"
Innovation and change are critical challenges in today's workplace. Innovation and change can make the difference between success and ;  Most students of leadership and management are familiar with the much used case study of Nokia as an example of an industry leader, that failed to committed to change in a strategic decisive manner, as a result suffering cuts in market share ; We are familiar with this, the challenge of leaders and managers in a range of sectors across the globe is the importance of keeping the balance between awareness of changes, pushing new ideas and innovation and the issues that arise as a result of challenging existing ways of working.
Change and innovation - means disruption, changes in organisational culture equilibrium, change therefore is often met with resistance.

The Leading Innovation & Change programme increases participants understanding of the key processes of innovation and change.
 It introduces strategies to overcome the challenges of introducing and sustaining change.
You will understand growth frameworks and be able to confidently apply them to your organisation, with an increased appreciation of opportunities for promoting innovation.

You will gain insights into actions you personally can take to explore and drive growth initiatives.
You will also be armed with tips, tools and strategies to promote an innovative culture within your organisation.
This programme includes hands-on practical exercises which directly relate to actual situations today's leaders face on daily basis. You will be  uncovering the latest tools for leaders to manage change and innovation in their organisations effectively. Updated on 22 May, 2018