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Principles of Change Management
A four day course designed to deliver the underpinning knowledge that will allow candidates to take the APMG Change Management Foundation qualification at an Open Centre:
The syllabus deals with a wide range of change management theories relating to:
- Change and the Individual
- How people learn
- What affects people’s reaction to change
- 4 different psychological approaches to change: Behavioural, Cognitive, Psychodynamic, Humanistic
- Personality and Change
- Resistance to Change
Change and the Team
- What is a team – types of team
- The importance of teams in change
- What makes an effective team
- How teams develop
- Belbin’s team types and roles
- Personality and teams
- Ways in which teams can affect organisations
Change and the Organisation
- 4 Organisational Metaphors
- Organisational change
- Models of change
- Change Dynamics
- Evaluation of Change Models
- Integrating theories and approaches to change
Leading Change
- Management versus leadership
- Types of leadership and leadership theories
- The leadership role in the change process
- Emotional Intelligence and leadership
- Coping with leadership demands in the change process
Activities include:
- Psychometric profiling
- Learning Styles
- Team Roles
'Spirit’ of the day:
- Light hearted but educational
- Interactive
- Scenario based case studies
- Challenging yet rewarding activities
Target Audience:
- Any manager facing the challenges of change management
- Company ‘away day’
- Young professionals
Examination
- 1 hour multiple choice paper
- 15 questions per module
- Pass mark – 40 out of 60
- Taken at a range of APMG Open Centres
 
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