Last week I launched the SpringForward discount because I know so many of you are desperate to get professional qualifications even though money is tight at the moment – personally and for your organisation.
Book your course today using code SPRINGFORWARD-50 at the checkout for a discount.
I support your desire for gaining independent evidence of your change management skills, especially when so many restructurings are taking place or are on the horizon. There are 3 key benefits from change management courses:
In a restructuring, the most qualified people are often retained. It is easy to prioritise those with the most relevant expertise and any change management qualification makes you relevant because if your organisation is restructuring then it is changing.
I spoke to people who had not only survived but who had emerged with promotions after a recent restructure who I had trained in Agile Change a couple of years ago. They shared the knowledge gained during their change management training gave them the confidence to volunteer for activities during the restructuring, helping the consultancy hired by their organisation. They ran workshops with colleagues, organised planning sessions and managed the internal communications. Their training had given them the skills to take the lead in managing the changes for their areas of the business, keeping them close to the decision makers and giving them the opportunity to shape some of the changes.
Of course, being involved in the restructuring has given them great experience of a very common type of change, and coupled with their change management qualifications, they are strong candidates for change roles outside of their organisation.
About 6 months after the restructuring, 2 of them decided to apply for roles elsewhere, and are delighted with their increase in status and salary!
Change management training strengthens critical leadership skills. At a time when there is so much change, proving you have studied and have the skills for iterative, agile planning, stakeholder engagement using brain-smart communication methods (based on neuroscience for change), effective relationship building and an understanding of how to “nudge” behavioural change is essential.
Demonstrating you have a structured approach to managing change puts you in contention for roles leading digital and cultural transformations. Your change management training teaches you to define and adapt strategies for large-scale change, anticipate challenges, assess risks and flex your approach as needed by your stakeholders.
You cannot take a senior leadership position in any organisation without change and transformation skills.
This is your opportunity to future proof your career with change management skills and techniques. Act now, time moves quickly, and if you put this off to a time when you are “less busy” you know it will never happen – you are never going to be less busy!
