Leading Change with Appreciative Inquiry

Area of Training : Leadership & People Management

A REVOLUTIONARY WAY OF LEADING CHANGE WITHOUT RESISTANCE

Change is the only constant we live with. Are you a leader of a group affected by such changes? Leading change is no frivolous task. It is critical to the economic and well-being of you and those in your organization.

This workshop focuses on coping with change once it’s been decided and/or announced. It helps develop and overview of the process of change. Using Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as the main tool, the process looks at change at all levels: personal, group and organizational and environmental. AI helps employees through the stages of change.

KEY TAKEAWAYS – A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO POSITIVE CHANGE

In this ground breaking 1 day course, you will learn

• How to use Appreciative Inquiry to build the kind of team or organization you’ve always wanted
• Lead change in a way that reduces or eliminates resistance and generates positive energy
• How to ask affirmative, focused questions that are central to the success of the organization
• Engage individuals, teams and entire organization in creating change by reinforcing positive messages a learning from success
• Develop followers, strengthen teamwork, solve issues and resolve conflicts
• Uncover and bring forth existing strengths to identify and amplify the positive core of the organization
• Transcend Communication barriers and enhance cooperation and trust in the organization
• Encourage learning, risktaking and growth at personal, team and organizational level.
• Enhance productivity and a willingness to take on deeper and broader levels of change

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

WHAT IS CHANGE

• The Changes that Affect Organizations
• Qualities of Leaders as Change Agents
• Roles in Organizational Change

USING KURT LEWIN’S CHANGE FRAMEWORK

• Unfreezing stage – create the right environment
• Changing stage – support change to desired state
• Refreezing stage – reinforce to anchor the change

UNFREEZING STAGE – CREATE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT

• The Current State – familiar and comfortable
• Why Change Falls or Succeeds
• Appreciative Inquiry as a Change Tool
• What is Appreciative Inquiry
• Using Appreciative Inquiry – Organization has Solutions
• Introducing the 5-D Principles of Appreciative Inquiry

CHANGING STAGE – SUPPORT CHANGE TO DESIRED STATE

• Applying the 5-D Cycle of Appreciative Inquiry
• Why People Resist Change
• Manage Doubts and Concerns
• Lead the Vision and Drive for Change
• The Inquiry Interview

REFREEZING STAGE – REINFORCE TO ANCHOR THE CHANGE

• The Force-Field Analysis: Motivating Forces v Resisting Forces
• New Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships
• Principles of a Positive Revolution – A New Beginning
• Moving Forward Conditions for Success

MY PERSONAL CONTRACT

• Making that Commitment to Myself
• I will start doing
• I will stop doing
• I will continue doing

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This workshop is designed specifically for leaders who face change and how to lead change using Appreciative Inquiry as a starting point to positive organizational change.

Register Now

Register today to avoid disappointment; all registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

To register, please contact us @ 6720 3333 | training.aventis@gmail.com