Leveraging Culture & Organizational Change

Title:	Leveraging Culture & Organizational Change
Dates:	April 3-4, 2008 or October 7-8, 2008 Registration Deadline: 3 weeks prior to program start date Late Registration (within 3 weeks): Contact Registrar' Office to check space availability.
Duration:	2 day program: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Faculty:	John A. Daly, Ph.D., Gaylen D. Paulson, Ph.D., William B. Swann, Jr., Ph.D.
Cost:	$2300 (Spring ’08);  $2400 (Fall ’08). Fee includes all program materials, breakfast, breaks, and lunch for each day. Team rates and alumni discounts available. Registration is not complete until payment is received.

"An excellent opportunity to hear world-class faculty discuss some of the most progressive concepts of effective business management. Each section is well thought-out and integrates seamlessly into the overall topic of the course."

Description

In today’s competitive world, leaders are faced with a very difficult challenge: How to do more with less in an environment where the velocity of change is increasing. The ability of a firm to quickly adapt to changing competitive conditions and to fundamental shifts in labor markets is a very important predictor of success.

This program focuses on providing answers to questions such as these: What can organizations, and their leaders, do to create a culture that is change-enabled? What skills are essential to lead and manage a team where change is the constant? How can people profitably cope within an environment that constantly challenges their abilities to adapt quickly? How do organizations cope with a changing workforce? What new methods exist for recruiting and retaining people who are able to adapt to constant change? What makes an organization flexible, adaptive, and agile? In a fast changing business environment where a new “psychological contract” exists between employers and employees, what can organizations do to succeed and prosper? What can leaders do to generate commitment, loyalty, and performance when everything seems different than it used to be?

Topics

• Overcoming the “innovator’s dilemma”: we need to change yet we are already successful
• Why organizations resist necessary change, and the strategies needed to initiate and complete change
• Building a legacy: making the big changes that last
• The key skills leaders have to have to lead change
• Becoming an efficient and effective manager: doing more with less
• Selling change to employees: what works?
• Personal strategies for coping with change
• Developing and managing a “blended” workforce when permanent employees aren’t there anymore
• Working effectively with labor market intermediaries

Key Benefits

• Discard your fear of change and embrace new opportunities for growth
• Learn how to recognize when changes are needed
• Capitalize on your leadership skills to implement changes
• Articulate your new vision to your employees to generate cooperation
• Appreciate your organization’s culture and use it to implement changes
• Assess your organization’s success objectively to determine what change are needed
• Incorporate temporary employees into your permanent workforce effectively

Continuing Education Units

Participants earn 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs). A certificate of completion will be presented from Texas Executive Education.