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Change Management

Courses Offered

  • Change Management Overview
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  • How to Manage Organizational Change
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  • Psychological Type and Change: Understanding Differences
  • Thriving Amidst Change
  • Balancing Work and Life During Change
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  • Coping with Change and a Reduction in Force
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    Course Descriptions

    Balancing Work and Life During Change
    3 Hours    		 Register

    Change happens all around.  It is how a person deals with change that makes them – or breaks them.  This seminar will help you find ways to focus on keeping your life balanced through the change process.

     

    This course will teach you how to:

     

    • Recognize the emotional reactions to change
    • Be productive even during the change process
    • Decrease overall stress
    • Find creative ways to balance work and life
       
    Audience: A&P, Faculty, USPS, OPS, Student OPS

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    Change Management Overview
    1 Hour    		 Register
    Change is the only constant in today's world. Dealing with the topic of change can be a difficult matter, particularly in an era where things are changing so quickly and so constantly. This course outlines strategies for coping with change and the negative thoughts, feelings, emotions and behaviors change may bring.

    Learning Objectives: Identify attitudes and beliefs about change, recognize the stages of change, understand possible reactions to change and how to handle them, learn tips and coping strategies for change.
    Audience: A&P, Faculty, USPS, OPS, Student OPS

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    Coping with Change and a Reduction in Force
    1.5 Hours    		 Register
    Change is the only constant in today’s world. Dealing with the topic of change can be a difficult matter, particularly in an era where things are changing so quickly and so constantly. Change and transition are an emotional process that may bring negative thoughts, feelings, emotions and behaviors. This course outlines strategies for coping with change.

    Learning Objectives: CCW EAP Services Available, Attitudes & Beliefs about Change, Stages of Change, Reactions to Change, Coping Strategies & Tips
    Audience: A&P, Faculty, USPS, OPS, Student OPS

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    How to Manage Organizational Change
    3 Hours    		 Register
    Change is one of the few guarantees in life and occurs around us all the time. So why is it so difficult to manage change if we've been experiencing it all our lives? Why don't we see change as an opportunity for self- motivation and innovation? At the conclusion of this seminar, participants will have an understanding of the process of change, how they can be a positive force in driving that change, and best practices for implementing change in an organization.
    Audience: A&P, Faculty, USPS, OPS, Student OPS

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    Psychological Type and Change: Understanding Differences
    3 Hours    		 Register

    People respond very differently to organizational change:

    • Some are excited and stimulated.
    • Some are fearful and become cautious.
    • Some feel overwhelmed, depressed, and demotivated.


    People with the same Type preferences report similar reactions, concerns, strengths, and needs. Type provides one important window for understanding oneself and others and gives guidance to leaders for helping their people deal effectively with organizational change. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most widely used personality instrument in America. You will take this instrument on line before the workshop.

    During the workshop, your Type results will be explained and will be related to your strengths and needs during organizational change. We will also discuss the impact of organizational change - addressing the difference between intentional change which leaders experience with imposed change which is what workers experience. Additional topics include how the Types resist change, respond to stress, and develop a new understanding of their own strength and resilience in the face of ongoing changes.
    Audience: A&P, Faculty, USPS, OPS, Student OPS

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    Thriving Amidst Change
    3 Hours    		 Register

    Change has become a constant in most working environments, and learning to ride the waves and survive -- even thrive -- is an essential workplace skill in the 21st century. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn to:

     

    • Identify the characteristics and effects of informed, involved, and imposed change
    • Navigate the rollercoaster ride of emotions that often accompany even desirable change
    • Identify the stages of grief that accompany the journey from denial and resistance to exploration and acceptance
    • Employ reliable strategies for survival, including skill-building, short- and long-term planning, and networking
    • Recognize the opportunities that accompany the challenges presented by change scenarios
    • Develop the personal and professional qualities that characterize people who thrive during times of change
    Audience: A&P, Faculty, USPS, OPS, Student OPS

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