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Essentials in Change Management

Contribute effectively to your organisation's change initiatives

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In our fast-paced world, organisations face continual disruption – and teams need to be agile enough to take care of today’s business while planning for tomorrow’s ever-changing demands.  

But how do you go about tackling change? And what roles can you play? This 100% online, self-paced programme explores these questions, and gives you the tools to leap into supporting – or even leading – organisational change.

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This programme is divided into eight modules. Each one takes you deeper into the Six Batteries change model – from understanding to applying it in your own organisation.

Module 1: Introduction to change

  • Explore the history of change management and various approaches
  • Get to know the Kotter model, Lewin model and ADKAR approach

Module 2: Your role within change

  • Think about how change works at your place of work and what role you might play within change

Module 3: Six Batteries of Change

  • Discover why change is a dynamic process
  • Dive into the Six Batteries of Change model
  • Understand how it applies to your organisation 

Module 4: The rational batteries

  • Explore the rational batteries in detail 

Module 5: The emotional batteries

  • Explore the rational batteries in details

Module 6: Applying the Six Batteries model

  • Dive into a practical case

Module 7: Implementing the framework

  • Reflect on your role in your organisation

Module 8: Conclusion

  • Evaluate what you've learned during the programme
  • Create a plan for how you'll use your new knowledge to contribute to your organisation

This online learning journey includes videos, exercises, quizzes, case studies and real-life examples to keep you engaged and motivated. You’ll also have background reading and questions to consider to help you apply what you learn to your own experience.

And you’ll have the opportunity to put theory into practice – and become more confident about making strategic choices regarding change.

You can start Essentials in Change Management anytime – and study wherever and whenever suits you. It takes around 10 to 12 hours to complete the programme, over a maximum of three months.

Why this programme

If you’re working in a fast-changing environment and looking for practical tools and approaches to deal with disruption, then this programme is for you. You’ll learn why managing change can be challenging – and discover how you can contribute to change at every level of an organisation. And you’ll gain the knowledge and insights to positively influence and participate in change initiatives.  

Who should attend

  • Professionals who work in turbulent environments where change is ongoing
  • People managers who need to energise their team to achieve successful change
  • Professionals leading change projects or implementing a change project are invited to join the programme 'Leading Change'
  • Are you striving not only to grow personally, but to develop the same mindset and language with the entire team? Contact onlineacademy@vlerick.com to register a group.

Faculty

David Patient

David Patient

Professor of Leadership

David Patient explores the effects of managerial communication, power and influence.

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