Strategies for Leading Successful Change Initiatives: 2-Day Session

Staying ahead of the competition requires innovation. And innovation requires creating and driving change. Change initiatives, therefore, are one of the most crucial components of any successful strategic plan.

In this highly interactive two-day program, you’ll delve into the nature of change, examine why change is important, and explore why so many of these initiatives fail. You’ll develop a deeper understanding of the links between corporate culture, change management, and innovation. You’ll learn—and practice—the tools you’ll need to launch and lead successful change initiatives.

This program is designed to offer proven frameworks and actionable takeaways grounded in real-world case studies. At the conclusion of this powerful program, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to successfully initiate and implement change initiatives, empowering you to contribute at a higher level to your organization’s performance and success.

Who Should Register for Strategies for Leading Successful Change Initiatives?

This program is designed for managers who lead or participate in change initiatives for their organizations. The program is open to any professional seeking to improve their leadership skills in the area of change management, and may be especially appropriate for individuals with titles such as:

• Program Manager
• Team Lead
• Senior Manager
• Director
• Vice President
• C-Suite Executives, including COO or CEO

The leadership skills you’ll develop in this program will benefit your team and your organization, whether you work for a for-profit company, a nonprofit organization, an educational institution, or a government agency.

Teams are encouraged to attend, as they will return with shared concepts and strategies that improve teamwork and enhance the learning impact across the organization. Explore our group discount policy for more information.

Upon successful completion of this program, all participants will earn a Certificate of Participation from the Harvard Division of Continuing Education.

Benefits of Strategies for Leading Successful Change Initiatives 2-Day Session

During this unique two-day program, you will learn critical skills and tools to drive innovation through the creation and implementation of successful change initiatives.

You’ll explore frameworks on which to build a roadmap for actionable change, as well as develop strategies for overcoming challenges and managing resistance to innovation and change.

You will build foundational knowledge that will enable you to:

• Drive enduring positive change in your organization
• Develop culture and operational processes that enable innovation
• Improve return on investment in and value creation through change management
• Launch the right initiatives at the right time and for the right reasons
• Jumpstart your next change initiative with an action plan

Most importantly, this dynamic, interactive program offers actionable insights and takeaways that you can apply immediately upon your return to your organization.

Curriculum

This two-day program is designed to be highly interactive and discussion-driven, maximizing your learning experience through in-depth interactions with our expert instructor and fellow participants.

Session modules are organized around short presentations, dynamic classroom exercises, exploration of case studies, and small- and large-group discussions. During these sessions, you’ll explore topics such as:

• Designing, developing, and deploying innovation
• Using projects as engines of change
• Choosing the best strategy and tactics for different types of change
• Profiling and identifying change agents to prepare your organization for the challenge of change
• Aligning stakeholders behind your vision
• Understanding and overcoming the pervasive resistance to change
• Building trust—and maintaining it
• Maximizing opportunity and realizing value throughout a change initiative
• Addressing problems early—and knowing when to pull the plug

Costs

Strategies for Leading Successful Change Initiatives is a two-day program in our state-of-the-art classroom space in the heart of historic Harvard University. Program tuition is $2,895 plus the cost of travel for on-campus programs.