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Leading Organizational Change

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.3

27 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week

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There are 5 modules in this course

One of the most challenging problems facing leaders today is navigating change. This course presents a framework for managing change in your team, department, or organization. In this course, participants will understand the fundamentals of change, how to make change happen, and how to evaluate the outcomes. Additionally, the course content discusses creating a change management team and specifies individual roles and responsibilities to communicate the need for change successfully. While providing the best methods for managing change in leadership, processes, culture, and technology, the course also examines strategies for overcoming resistance to change.

What's included

1 video4 readings1 discussion prompt

1 videoβ€’Total 1 minute
  • Introduction Videoβ€’1 minute
4 readingsβ€’Total 35 minutes
  • About this Courseβ€’10 minutes
  • About the Assignmentsβ€’10 minutes
  • Discussion Forum Guidelinesβ€’10 minutes
  • Get help and meet other learners in this course. Join your discussion forums!β€’5 minutes
1 discussion promptβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • Meet and Greetβ€’10 minutes

Change management is a structured approach for ensuring that changes are thoroughly and smoothly implemented and that the lasting benefits of change are achieved. This course provides you with the core fundamentals of change, including first describing what organizational change is and what it means to the organization's culture. It also examines the importance of developing a change management communication framework created to provide a step-by-step guide for communicating change to all employees and stakeholders.

What's included

5 videos4 readings3 assignments2 discussion prompts

5 videosβ€’Total 61 minutes
  • Leading Organizational Change Introduction (2 minutes)β€’2 minutes
  • What is Organizational Change Management Lecture (32 Minutes)β€’31 minutes
  • What is Organizational Change Management Summary (1 minute)β€’0 minutes
  • Developing a Change Management Communication Framework Lecture (28 minutes)β€’27 minutes
  • Developing a Change Management Communication Framework Summary (1 minute)β€’0 minutes
4 readingsβ€’Total 115 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 1 (35 minutes)β€’35 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 2 (25 minutes)β€’25 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 1 (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 2 (35 minutes)β€’35 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 100 minutes
  • What is Organizational Change Management Practice Quiz (20 minutes) β€’20 minutes
  • Developing a Change Management Communication Framework Practice Quiz (20 minutes) β€’20 minutes
  • Fundamentals of Organizational Change Graded Quiz (60 minutes) β€’60 minutes
2 discussion promptsβ€’Total 40 minutes
  • What is Organizational Change Management (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Developing a Change Management Communication Framework (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes

A change management plan can be effective through practical implementation. Participants will learn in this course how to create a vision for change, formulate change management plans, and assemble a change management team. Also covered in the course are the dangers of making changes merely for the sake of making changes, how to deal with resistance to change from other people, and the value of communicating with stakeholders frequently and early.

What's included

4 videos4 readings3 assignments2 discussion prompts

4 videosβ€’Total 34 minutes
  • Change Management Strategies Lecture (15 minutes)β€’14 minutes
  • Change Management Strategies Summary (1 minute)β€’0 minutes
  • Developing a Change Management Team Lecture (18 minutes)β€’18 minutes
  • Developing a Change Management Team Summary (1 minute)β€’1 minute
4 readingsβ€’Total 100 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 1 (60 minutes)β€’60 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 2 (15 minutes)β€’15 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 1 (10 minutes)β€’10 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 2 (15 minutes)β€’15 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 100 minutes
  • Change Management Strategies Practice Quiz (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Developing a Change Management Team Practice Quiz (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Implementing Change Graded Quiz (60 minutes)β€’60 minutes
2 discussion promptsβ€’Total 40 minutes
  • Change Management Strategies (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Developing a Change Management Team (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes

Successful change management initiatives are driven by a well-thought-out strategy that is effectively implemented. This course provides a practical approach to gaining insight into how change management leaders monitor, evaluate, and course correct for maximum results. Most change management leaders are asked to measure their efforts' results and report them to stakeholders. Surveys, tests, evaluations, and observations of the activities are frequently included in measurements. Monitoring the effectiveness of change outcomes is also crucial. Managers typically combine quantitative and qualitative criteria when determining the impact. Each approach offers a distinctive viewpoint on the outcomes.

What's included

5 videos3 readings3 assignments2 discussion prompts

5 videosβ€’Total 43 minutes
  • Evaluating Change Introduction (1 minute)β€’1 minute
  • Establishing and Developing Change Management Performance Evaluations Lecture (21 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Establishing and Developing Change Management Performance Evaluations (20 seconds)β€’0 minutes
  • Collecting Employee Feedback for Organizational Change Lecture (21 minutes)β€’21 minutes
  • Collecting Employee Feedback for Organizational Change Summary (1 minute)β€’1 minute
3 readingsβ€’Total 90 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 1 (50 minutes)β€’50 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 2 (10 minutes)β€’10 minutes
  • Reading Assignment 1 (30 minutes)β€’30 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 100 minutes
  • Establishing and Developing Change Management Performance Evaluations Practice Quiz (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Collecting Employee Feedback for Organizational Change Practice Quiz (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Evaluating Change Graded Quiz (60 minutes)β€’60 minutes
2 discussion promptsβ€’Total 40 minutes
  • Establishing and Developing Change Management Performance Evaluations (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Collecting Employee Feedback for Organizational Change (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes

What's included

1 video1 peer review2 discussion prompts

1 videoβ€’Total 3 minutes
  • Advanced Leadership Skills for the 21st Century Specialization Capstone Project (3 minutes)β€’3 minutes
1 peer reviewβ€’Total 90 minutes
  • Crisis Leadership Capstone Project (90 minutes) β€’90 minutes
2 discussion promptsβ€’Total 40 minutes
  • Crisis Leadership Capstone Discussion 1 (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes
  • Crisis Leadership Capstone Discussion 2 (20 minutes)β€’20 minutes

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Kennesaw State University
3 Coursesβ€’10,535 learners
Kennesaw State University
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Reviewed on Mar 10, 2025

Well narrated, easy to understand and implement the Change Management Process.

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