This course will be useful to those responsible for achieving change and those subject to the change plans of others. It will appeal to those who want to increase their understanding of organisational change and extend their options for action.

Organisational change continues to be one of the biggest challenges. Considerable time and energy is dedicated to helping organisations through the process of change, yet still many find the process difficult and the results unpredictable. Why?

Drawing on exciting new ways of understanding organisations and achieving organisational change, this course enhances your ability both to make sense of change and to achieve positive outcomes during change.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• assess appropriate change approaches for different change situations
• advise on how to maximise the chances of success in different situations
• perceive the relationship between concepts of organisational change and change interventions
• understand people’s behaviour during change from different psychological perspectives
• understand why planned change is pervasive, attractive and often ineffective
• offer alternative ways to your organisation to approach change
• return to your organisation with fresh ideas on your particular change challenge