Change Management 1-Day Workshop | Rhode Island

Event Details

• Duration: 1-Day Practical Training (8 Hours)
• Timing: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)
• Location: Location shared via email ( Complete Address )
• City Selection: Select your preferred city. We’ll confirm the nearest available training location after registration. Onsite training is also available on request.
• Format: Classroom Training (Virtual option available on request)
• Language: English
• Certificate: Course Completion Certificate
• PDUs Awarded: 8 Professional Development Units
• Contact: [email protected]

Event Description

Change is an unavoidable part of today's workplace. New technologies, restructuring, changing customer expectations, new processes, digital transformation, leadership changes, and evolving business priorities continually require organisations and employees to adapt.

Successful change, however, requires more than introducing a new process or announcing a new direction. People need to understand why the change is happening, what it means for them, how they will be supported, and what they need to do differently.

This practical Change Management Workshop provides participants with the tools and techniques needed to plan, communicate, implement, and sustain workplace change more effectively.

Participants will explore how people typically respond to change, how to assess change readiness, identify stakeholders, build a compelling case for change, communicate effectively, manage resistance, develop employee involvement, strengthen resilience, and reinforce new ways of working.

The workshop is particularly valuable for managers and leaders who are responsible for helping employees navigate uncertainty while maintaining engagement, productivity, and business continuity.

Through practical exercises, workplace scenarios, stakeholder analysis, change-planning activities, and action planning, participants will develop a structured approach that can be applied to real organisational change initiatives.

What You Will Learn

• Understand the principles of effective change management.
• Recognize why organisational change succeeds or fails.
• Understand the human side of workplace change.
• Identify common emotional and behavioral responses to change.
• Assess the impact and readiness for change.
• Define a clear vision and purpose for change.
• Build a compelling case for change.
• Identify key stakeholders and their level of influence.
• Develop stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Communicate change clearly and consistently.
• Explain the benefits and impact of change to employees.
• Identify and manage resistance to change.
• Address employee concerns constructively.
• Build leadership support and change sponsorship.
• Encourage employee involvement and ownership.
• Develop resilience and adaptability during change.
• Maintain engagement through periods of uncertainty.
• Measure progress and change adoption.
• Reinforce new behaviors and ways of working.
• Create a practical change-management action plan.

Workshop Modules

Module 1: Understanding Change Management

• What change management means.
• Why organisations need to change.
• Different types of organisational change.
• Incremental versus transformational change.
• Understanding the business and people sides of change.
• Common reasons change initiatives struggle.
• Characteristics of successful change.
• Understanding the role of managers and leaders.
• Identifying current organisational change challenges.

Module 2: Preparing and Planning for Change

• Understanding the reason for change.
• Defining the desired future state.
• Creating clear change objectives.
• Assessing the scope of change.
• Identifying affected teams and functions.
• Assessing potential business impact.
• Understanding change readiness.
• Identifying resources and support requirements.
• Recognizing potential barriers.
• Developing a structured change plan.

Module 3: Building the Case for Change

• Creating a compelling reason for change.
• Explaining why change is necessary.
• Connecting change with organisational objectives.
• Understanding “What's In It for Me?” from the employee perspective.
• Identifying benefits for different stakeholder groups.
• Creating urgency without unnecessary fear.
• Communicating the risks of not changing.
• Building credibility around the change.
• Creating a clear and consistent change message.

Module 4: Understanding Individual Responses to Change

• Understanding the human response to change.
• Recognizing different reactions to uncertainty.
• Understanding emotional responses.
• Identifying concerns and fears.
• Recognizing the impact of previous change experiences.
• Understanding loss of familiarity and control.
• Helping employees move toward acceptance.
• Supporting individuals through transition.
• Recognizing that people adapt at different speeds.
• Maintaining empathy while progressing the change.

Module 5: Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement

• Identifying key stakeholders.
• Understanding stakeholder interests.
• Assessing influence and impact.
• Mapping stakeholder support.
• Identifying potential change champions.
• Recognizing influential resistors.
• Developing stakeholder-specific engagement strategies.
• Building management and leadership support.
• Creating opportunities for employee involvement.
• Maintaining stakeholder engagement throughout the change.

Module 6: Communicating Change Effectively

• Understanding the importance of change communication.
• Determining what employees need to know.
• Communicating the vision and purpose.
• Selecting appropriate communication channels.
• Adapting messages for different audiences.
• Creating consistent leadership messages.
• Communicating what is known and unknown.
• Encouraging two-way communication.
• Listening to questions and concerns.
• Managing rumors and misinformation.
• Maintaining communication throughout implementation.

Module 7: Managing Resistance to Change

• Understanding why people resist change.
• Recognizing visible and hidden resistance.
• Identifying the underlying causes.
• Distinguishing resistance from legitimate concerns.
• Listening before responding.
• Addressing concerns with empathy and evidence.
• Involving employees in problem solving.
• Managing challenging conversations.
• Working with influential resistors.
• Turning resistance into constructive participation.
• Knowing when additional intervention is required.

Module 8: Leading Teams Through Change

• Understanding the leader's role during change.
• Leading with clarity and consistency.
• Building trust during uncertainty.
• Demonstrating desired behaviors.
• Maintaining team focus.
• Delegating responsibilities during change.
• Supporting managers and employees.
• Creating psychological safety for questions and concerns.
• Maintaining motivation.
• Managing competing operational and change priorities.
• Helping teams move toward the new way of working.

Module 9: Building Resilience and Adaptability

• Understanding workplace resilience.
• Recognizing the impact of continuous change.
• Identifying personal responses to pressure.
• Developing constructive coping strategies.
• Building adaptability and flexibility.
• Managing uncertainty.
• Maintaining perspective during challenging periods.
• Supporting team resilience.
• Encouraging problem-solving behaviors.
• Learning from setbacks.
• Creating a more change-ready culture.

Module 10: Implementing and Reinforcing Change

• Moving from planning to implementation.
• Clarifying responsibilities and ownership.
• Establishing implementation milestones.
• Supporting employees as new processes begin.
• Providing training and resources.
• Reinforcing new behaviors.
• Recognizing positive adoption.
• Identifying gaps between planned and actual implementation.
• Preventing employees from returning to old practices.
• Integrating change into everyday operations.
• Maintaining momentum after launch.

Module 11: Measuring Change Adoption and Success

• Defining what successful change looks like.
• Establishing meaningful change indicators.
• Monitoring implementation progress.
• Measuring employee adoption.
• Gathering employee and stakeholder feedback.
• Identifying barriers to adoption.
• Reviewing performance against objectives.
• Evaluating business and people outcomes.
• Adjusting the approach when necessary.
• Sharing progress and achievements.
• Capturing lessons learned.

Module 12: Creating Your Change Management Action Plan

• Reviewing the complete change-management process.
• Identifying current or upcoming change initiatives.
• Assessing change readiness.
• Identifying priority stakeholders.
• Defining communication requirements.
• Identifying likely resistance points.
• Planning employee engagement activities.
• Defining leadership actions.
• Establishing measures of success.
• Identifying reinforcement activities.
• Creating a 30-day change-management action plan.
• Establishing longer-term actions for sustainable change.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is suitable for:

• Managers and supervisors.
• Team leaders.
• Department heads.
• Change managers.
• Project managers.
• Program managers.
• HR professionals.
• People and culture professionals.
• Operations managers.
• Business transformation professionals.
• Organisational development professionals.
• Learning and development professionals.
• Change champions.
• Business owners.
• Leaders responsible for organisational transformation.
• Professionals involved in implementing new systems, processes, structures, or ways of working.
• Anyone responsible for supporting employees through workplace change.

Workshop Benefits

Participants will gain practical strategies to:

• Plan organisational change more effectively.
• Understand employee reactions to change.
• Assess organisational change readiness.
• Create a compelling case for change.
• Communicate change with greater clarity.
• Improve stakeholder engagement.
• Build stronger leadership support.
• Identify potential resistance earlier.
• Manage resistance constructively.
• Increase employee involvement.
• Build trust during uncertainty.
• Maintain team engagement during change.
• Improve resilience and adaptability.
• Support employees through transitions.
• Create stronger change communication plans.
• Improve change implementation.
• Encourage adoption of new behaviors and processes.
• Measure change progress and adoption.
• Reinforce successful change.
• Create a structured change-management action plan.

🎓 Certification

All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from LearneRRing, recognizing their achievement.

Exclusive OffersGroup Discounts:10% off for groups of 5-10 participants15% off for groups of 11-20 participants

Corporate & Team Training Available

Want this course delivered at your workplace or for your team? We offer customized onsite and virtual sessions for companies.📩 Email us at [email protected] for details.