Introductory description

Participants will:

• Understand the drivers for change and its impact on organisations and people
• Gain familiarity with the use of models, tools and techniques to facilitate successful chang

Module aims

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

1. Introduction
2. The need for change
3. The scope of change
4. Change approaches and models
5. Power and conflict in the transition process
6. Managing teams through change: importance of trust, empowerment and involvement
7. Resilient culture
8. Tools and techniques for change: applications
9. Authentic leadership in organisational transformation
10. Communicating shared vision
11. Change modelling

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• 1. Understand the need for change.
• 2. Understand how to select and apply appropriate models of change.
• 3. Understand how the development of cultural resilience contributes to organisational responsiveness and willingness to change.
• 4. Recognise the different ways people respond to change and develop strategies to gain commitment of individuals and teams.
• 5. Differentiate among change tools, techniques and measures and assess the suitability of their application.
• 6. Learn how to plan and implement a change including the appropriate involvement and communication.
• 7. Recognise the impact of vision and authentic leadership on the success of organisational transformation.

Indicative reading list

Reading lists can be found in Talis

Subject specific skills

Planning and implementing systemic change, stakeholder engagement, responding to adversity, systems thinking

Transferable skills

Communication (including intercultural communication), collaborative problem analysis and decision-making, creativity, critical thinking, innovation, negotiation, motivation, transformational leadership, project management, adaptability, resilience, self-management, learning-by-doing