Innovation and Change - Making Change Happen

One of the most important things organisations can do to lead change is to cultivate innovators. During this workshop participants will work through a series of practical activities to encourage innovative thinking and practice, and also explore ways they can take responsibility for leading change. With this knowledge they will be able to ensure the organisational and people sides of change are brought together for improved results and benefits.

Learning outcomes

• Participate in planning the introduction to change

• Develop creative and flexible approaches and solutions

• Facilitate commitment to change

• Manage emerging challenges and opportunities

Content includes

• Leading change

• Introducing change

• Tools for change

• Common pitfalls for implementing change

• Modelling the change – some approaches and the effects of failing to model change

• Communicating the change

• Making a change announcement

• Involving others in the change

• Helping others break from the past

• Creating a supportive learning environment

• Organisation wide change

• The difficulties of implementing organisation wide change

• General guidelines for implementing change

• The people and business dimension of change

• Innovation

Designed for

All managers working at the frontline of an organisation, from supervisors and team leaders through to business unit and divisional managers.

Relationship to competency standards

BSB CMN 312A Support innovation and change
BSB CMN 412A Promote innovation and change
BSB FLM 510B Facilitate and capitalise on change and innovation

Program duration
1 day

Qualification pathway

An elective unit of the Certificate III,Certificate IV and Diploma of Business(Frontline Management).