March 25, 2010  9 a.m.- Noon (registration at 8:30 a.m.)
The Manitoba Club, 194 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba

One of the most commonly cited barriers to successful organizational change is resistance. But change ready organizations do not experience resistance!

Change ready organizations have learned the secrets of how to leverage the energy and experience of the entire organization to create a stronger, more adaptable workplace. As a result, they experience less lost productivity, a healthier work environment and have a greater opportunity and ability to use change to their advantage. 

Very few (if any!) employees deliberately set out to sabotage your organization’s business changes. But if your team isn’t ready for the changes you need to implement, it may sometimes feel like they are working against you. Is it taking too long for training to “stick”? Is your post-implementation support period longer than you thought it should be? Are you hearing reports about low morale, absenteeism, and increased turnover within the organization? All of these can be signs that your team isn’t ready to do what they must do in order for your changes to be successful.

Change ready organizations experience less resistance, maintain higher productivity during change and gain true commitment from employees – giving them a significant competitive advantage.

The key to change readiness lies in effectively engaging employees in the process. Research has shown that engaged employees drive innovation and move the organization forward, while those who are not engaged put time, but not necessarily energy or passion into their work (Gallup 2006).

Creating a Change Ready Organization will show you how to engage the energies of your team in a way that will prevent resistance and get the critical mass of your organization clearly focused on working together to make the change successful.

In this three-hour session you will be introduced to a simple six-step model that will help you build and maintain an internal culture of change-readiness that will help your organization grow and prosper in today’s tough business environment. 

You will learn:

• How change leaders often unknowingly create resistance even before anything about the change has been officially communicated
• Techniques that enable you to raise readiness and prevent resistance
• How to leverage "resistance" as a powerful tool for successful change
  

Your Presenter:

Dr. Dawn-Marie Turner is an organizational change specialist with more than 15 years experience and a doctorate in organizational change and decision science. Her experience includes the development and implementation of change programming, transition planning and executive change management coaching to help organizations maximize the adoption of new systems and business processes. Dawn-Marie’s clients include health care, government and Crown corporations, post-secondary educational institutions and private industry.

Who Should Attend: 

Managers, directors and others who lead or implement change in their organization; project managers; change management practitioners. 

Registration:    

Before March 4, 2010      $299 + GST/person

After March 4, 2010        $349 + GST/person 

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