Consultant as Change Agent

This workshop focuses on the change management role of the internal consultant and introduces you to a model and tools that you can use to influence change in your organization.

Receive and leverage the opportunity to assess your role and the role of your business leader in change, as well as your organization's readiness to adopt change. Identify the impact that the desired change will have. Understand how to frame change messages through formal and informal group communications pathways - and who to leverage and involve in your change efforts.

Who Should Attend

HR, OD, and training professionals who have basic knowledge (as found in the Consulting Skills for HR Professionals workshop), as well as a need to use their consulting skills to build credibility and drive change initiatives.

What You Will Learn

• How to employ a systematic process to plan for and implement a change effort
• How to determine your role and the roles of others in the change process
• How to perform a stakeholder analysis to ensure support for organization change initiatives
• How to influence stakeholder commitment without direct authority
• How to use a process for identifying and anticipating the effects of change on the organization

How You Will Benefit

• Learn from others who have experienced similar types of change initiatives
• Experience tools to help you in your change management efforts (including a stakeholder commitment chart, a communications planning tool, an involvement planner, an inquiry assessment and needs portfolio, and more)
• Promote change in a way that focuses individuals and the organization on the critical success factors for lasting change