Leading Teams through Organizational Change

Learning Objectives to Become an Empowering Team Leader

Over six weeks, you will explore key factors in organizational change management, including culture, team dynamics, stakeholder management, individual commitment, and engagement.

After completing the course, you will be able to:

• Lead and prepare to oversee and execute change in your organization.
• Recognize the distinct responses of people and teams as they encounter change and uncertainty, and be able to offer affirming guidance.
• Bolster your practical tool kit and apply a leadership framework for anticipating and planning for change in your organization.
• Continue to refine your knowledge of an effective organization’s structure, culture, critical context, and how these dimensions impact the people aspects of change.

• Explain the key human-dimension elements of how teams interact and respond to change and what leaders can do to address concerns in times of uncertainty.
• Anticipate and describe how organizational structure can influence change, as well as the advantages and risks associated with different models and how to approach them.
• Plan and be ready with actions and strategies to mitigate risks, maintain motivation as teams endure the stress of organizational change, and address important potential barriers such as stakeholder resistance or lack of commitment.
• Consider local and organizational culture as key contexts of how change is perceived, and plan for actions that can help mitigate risk and increase commitment.
• Develop initiatives that promote effective communications, individual and team engagement, critical elements of credibility, and emotional commitment to successful change, especially in a global context.

Our highly trained instructors are courageous thinkers and passionate leaders who leverage years of industry expertise and up-to-date knowledge of terminology, tools, and trends to deliver an unparalleled learning experience. Through their rigorous discourse, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and field-shaping contributions, they create practical solutions and pioneering innovations that enrich our world.

This instructor teaches this course regularly. Please speak to your enrollment advisor if you wish to know who the current teacher is.

Career Outlook

Change takes on diverse forms, and change management has grown in response to digital innovation and the breakneck speed at which the world moves today. Organizations are implementing new technologies, processes, business models, and approaches to working to keep pace with the shifting landscape. Professionals skilled in active listening, clear communication, and human relations are essential to supporting smooth transitions that retain morale and productivity. Leaders who can guide people through organizational change are vital to the sustainability of any business and are in demand across industries.