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It’s widely accepted that change is the only constant. But for your organization to benefit from change, its implementation needs to be strategic.

Learn how to develop sustainable change initiatives with the Rotman Leading Strategic Change Professional Certificate program from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. By examining the concepts underpinning strategic change, and what it takes to create, implement, and maintain the necessary actions, you’ll be equipped to design a strategic change initiative (SCI) for your business context.

Over the course of the program, you’ll focus on various change initiatives and cover the techniques and systems involved, such as role modeling, leveraging personal networks, management resistance, and mechanisms for sustainable change.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Foundations of Strategic Change

Develop your own strategic change initiative in this course from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Course 2: Leading People Through Change

Gain effective leadership skills for the purpose of organizational change in this course from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Course 3: Supporting and Sustaining Strategic Change

Learn how to create a broader context that facilitates change in this course from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Courses

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4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week, 3-5 hours a week
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Change is complex and often uncomfortable — even seasoned leaders have failed to deliver on their intended strategies — but it doesn’t have to be. The Foundations of Strategic Change course serves an introduction to developing your own strategic change initiative.

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A successful initiative begins with a clear understanding of why, what, and how you aim to effect change. You’ll learn about the context of, and models associated with, organizational change, including the background of change leadership and why change is difficult for organizations to implement.

Once you’ve explored the theoretical foundations, you'll have the opportunity to establish a vision and purpose for change in your own context. Learn how to diagnose potential problems, design a change intervention, and establish a strategy to bring your change initiative to life.
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Leaders play a critical role in the success of any change initiative, but so, too, do those impacted by a change. The Leading People Through Change course offers guidance on effective leadership behaviors for the purpose of organizational change.

The course explores how to establish a communication plan, improve your understanding of a change endeavor, and build stakeholder commitment. You’ll delve into behavioral change, including identifying approaches to enhance how key segments of your organization respond to your change initiative. You will also learn to identify and mitigate implications of change efforts on stakeholders, systems, and processes, and how to lead effective conversations around the implications of change.
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4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week, 2-4 hours a week
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The final stages of a successful change initiative involve thoughtful planning and an ongoing effort to ensure lasting and meaningful impact. The Supporting and Sustaining Strategic Change course guides leaders on how to create a broader context that facilitates change. The course takes a thoughtful approach to building systems and processes as well as promoting skills and abilities that support and reinforce the change vision and desired culture.

Discover how you can support your change initiative through a continuous process of planning, monitoring, and leading. Ultimately, you will also explore how to develop a congruent and adaptable organization.