Leading Transformation: Driving Organizational Change
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Leading Transformation: Driving Organizational Change
This course is part of Leading with Impact: Psychology, Diversity, and Change Specialization
Instructors: Starweaver
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What you'll learn
Design organizational change plans using Kotter’s Change Model and tools like Trello or Google Workspace, ensuring clarity and actionable steps.
Evaluate stakeholder priorities to secure buy-in and foster collaboration, addressing diverse organizational goals.
Apply targeted strategies to identify, address, and mitigate resistance to change, using real-world frameworks and examples.
Implement effective communication strategies that drive engagement, reduce uncertainty, and build trust during organizational transformations.
Skills you'll gain
- Stakeholder Management
- Adaptability
- Drive Engagement
- Internal Communications
- Organizational Leadership
- Overcoming Objections
- Organizational Change
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Business Leadership
- Leadership
- Business Transformation
- Organizational Development
- Strategic Communication
- Digital Transformation
- Planning
- Communication
- Communication Strategies
- Culture Transformation
- Stakeholder Communications
- Change Management
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Did you know that only about 34% of significant change initiatives fully achieve their goals. That means more than two-thirds of efforts to transform and impact organizations fail. That’s a sobering realization.
Are you ready to lead transformational change that lasts? This course will equip you with the tools, strategies, and confidence to overcome the most common pitfalls in organizational change. Designed for leaders at any level, it empowers you to tackle real-world challenges, build buy-in, maintain momentum, and achieve lasting results. This course cuts through the theory to give you battle-tested tools and frameworks you'll use immediately. We'll tackle your real challenges: How do you get buy-in from resistant team members? What's the right way to sequence your change initiatives? How do you maintain momentum when things get tough? In this hands-on course, you’ll learn to tackle real-world challenges head-on. Whether securing buy-in from skeptical stakeholders, maintaining momentum in tough times, or using tools like Trello and Google Workspace, you’ll gain practical experience that translates into immediate results. Through interactive exercises and real-world examples, you’ll learn to: 1. Analyze and address resistance before it derails your initiatives. 2. Build a sequenced, actionable roadmap that gets everyone on board. 3. Design communication strategies that inspire and drive action. 4. Leverage digital tools to accelerate and track transformation efforts. What makes this course different is its focus on practical application. Every framework and tool we discuss has concrete examples of how to use it in your organization tomorrow. Whether leading a team through digital transformation, restructuring a department, or changing company culture, you'll walk away with actionable steps and templates you can implement immediately. This course is designed for executives, change management professionals, project and program managers, HR and organizational development leaders, management consultants, senior managers, and team leaders who play a key role in driving organizational change and transformation. It is ideal for professionals responsible for shaping and implementing change initiatives, fostering team alignment, and ensuring successful outcomes across diverse business environments. To maximize the value of this course, learners should have a basic understanding of business operations and organizational structures, along with familiarity with core project management concepts. Experience working in collaborative team environments and basic proficiency with collaboration tools like Google Workspace and Trello will also help participants actively apply the tools and techniques covered. By the end of the course, learners will be able to design clear, actionable organizational change plans using Kotter’s Change Model, supported by practical tools like Trello and Google Workspace. They will also be equipped to evaluate stakeholder priorities, foster collaboration, and secure buy-in across the organization. Additionally, learners will apply targeted strategies to identify and mitigate resistance to change, while implementing communication approaches that enhance engagement, reduce uncertainty, and build trust throughout the transformation process.
In this course, you’ll gain the tools and strategies to navigate organizational change with confidence. Designed for leaders at any level, you’ll learn to build buy-in, sustain momentum, and drive lasting transformation. Through practical frameworks like Kotter’s Change Model and hands-on tools such as Trello and Google Workspace, you’ll develop actionable change plans, address resistance, and implement effective communication strategies to foster collaboration and trust.
What's included
12 videos4 readings4 assignments2 discussion prompts
12 videos•Total 85 minutes
- Welcome to Organizational Change Leadership •3 minutes
- Foundations of Change Management •4 minutes
- Mastering Kotter's 8-Step Model •9 minutes
- Digital Tools for Change Management: Trello •10 minutes
- Digital Tools for Change Management: Google Workspace •11 minutes
- Stakeholder Analysis Fundamentals •8 minutes
- Building Change Coalitions •5 minutes
- Digital Stakeholder Management •11 minutes
- Understanding Change Resistance •4 minutes
- Resistance Management Strategies •9 minutes
- Change Communication Planning •7 minutes
- Congratulations and Next Steps•2 minutes
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Welcome to the Course: Course Overview •5 minutes
- Modern Change Management •5 minutes
- Stakeholder Engagement Best Practices •5 minutes
- Managing Change Resistance •5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Leading Transformation: Driving Organizational Change•20 minutes
- Hands On Learning (HOL): Change Planning Workshop•20 minutes
- Hands On Learning (HOL): Stakeholder Mapping Exercise •20 minutes
- Project: Change Leadership Challenge •30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 10 minutes
- (optional) Reflecting on Structured Change Planning•5 minutes
- (optional) Sustaining Momentum in Change Initiatives•5 minutes
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Reviewed on May 15, 2025
Short yet very informative with practical examples, one may immediately try
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Very detailed, thorough, and well-structured. Exercises were long but helped to land the lesson topics.
Reviewed on Apr 27, 2026
Excellent introduction to leading transformation and stakeholder management
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