This is Organizational Transformation Basics for Success module is important for developing your leadership if you are considering shifting your leadership culture and your organization’s culture to one that engages leadership throughout the organization. The shift from “leading so people will follow” to “leading so people will lead” requires knowledge and skills for organizational transformation.

If you are contemplating initiating a change effort for something to change in a community, a team, and organization, or another enterprise big or small, this module has been created for you.

In this module, learn important basics for organizational transformation, what works, what doesn’t work, and how to position your change effort to be one that is successful. A really good first step before charging ahead involves having a framework for the larger scope of what you want to accomplish. This first step, as important as it is to success, is often overlooked and bypassed.

This module provides you with:

  • Tips, tools, and concepts about organizational transformation including System Change
  • Tips, tools, and concepts for successful organizational transformation
  • An understanding of the leadership capacity that must be present for successful change
  • Greater clarity of your thinking about successful organizational transformation
  • A statement of your worldview
  • An understanding of the leadership commitment that must be present for successful transformation
  • A draft of your framework for organizational transformation, created in a way that it can be shared with those you are involving in the change
  • A step by step process design sample for Organizational Transformation
  • Training videos about System Change and Organizational Transformation

Your Complete Learning Package

The complete learning package for Organizational Transformation Basics for Success includes 4 segments:

Segment 1: Getting Ready for Your Learning

Suggested Time: 1 hour | For self-study prior to the rest of your learning

Prepare for your learning experience through a series of readiness exercises. Getting ready for your learning might not be something you’ve thought much about before. We believe taking some time before starting a workshop to get in touch with your personal readiness for learning is an important way to set the foundation for focusing and deepening your learning for the best possible outcomes.

Segment 2: Welcome & Orientation

Suggested Time: 30 minutes | For self-study prior to the rest of your learning

Welcome to Segment 2 of the learning package for Organizational Transformation Basics for Success. You are welcome to your learning journey. In this video, we orient you to your learning materials and the intended progress you will make with your self-study materials.

Segment 3: Words, Concepts & Beliefs

Suggested Time: 2 hours

Understanding what change is including 3 common types of change experienced in organizations and why organizations experience a need to change, exploring your worldview and how it impacts your experience with change – both individually and in organizations, and how you can work with leaders in your organization (or organizations you work with as a consultant) to understand more about change.

Segment 4: Tips, Tools & Knowledge

Suggested Time: 1 hour

Having created a strong foundational understanding of organizational transformation in the previous video, this segment focuses on 8 crucial tips or considerations for implementing successful organizational change.

Segment 5: Mentoring for Learning Application, Retention, Enhancement

3 hours | Facilitated Group Work Experience | Date TBA 2020

One of the things we believe in all of our training is that having ongoing learning opportunities is critical for learning retention, application of your skills, and continually growing your skills and capacities.

When you have the opportunity to gather with others who have also learned a particular skillset – to share your experiences, wisdom, and insights and to ask questions where you still have more to learn – it offers all participants a possibility for ongoing and deepened learning.  As part of our commitment to ongoing learning for your leadership development, you are encouraged to participate in a mentoring circle with a focus on Organizational Transformation Basics.

You also qualify to participate in all mentoring circles about organizational transformation in the future. These mentoring circles are offered without any additional fees for participation.

Supporting Learning in Teams and Groups

At Dalar, we are big believers in whole teams and groups learning together. To support group learning, we are pleased to offer the following team discounts:

  • 20% off for 3-5 participants
  • 40% off for 6-10
  • groups of 11+ please contact us for pricing or in-house training opportunities

Project, intact, cross-functional, and leadership teams, small organizations, boards, and volunteer groups are some examples of the kinds of groups eligible for these discounts. Contact Rachel Bolton for registration details.

This offer is applicable to Early Bird and Regular Rates of registration. It cannot be combined with any other discounts available (i.e Genuine Contact Organization member discounts).

Part of the Genuine Contact Way

This module offers a complete set of skills and knowledge that creates value on its own. It’s also part of the Genuine Contact Way – a modular approach designed with intention. You can engage with specific modules to meet particular goals in your work and life. When you’re ready to expand your learning, comprehensive Learning Paths are available, including Simplifying Leadership, Participatory Methods that Get Results, Designing Thriving Organizations, Aligning with Your Genuine Self, and Train the Trainer.

A Global Network of Authorized Trainers

Birgitt Williams and Rachel Bolton are authorized Genuine Contact Trainers. They are part of a global network of professional trainers and facilitators who teach the 19 learning modules included in the Genuine Contact Way of Working – including this one. You’ll find a complete listing of upcoming workshop dates – online and in-person and offered in several languages to suit your learning preferences in the International Genuine Contact Organization’s upcoming events calendar.

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