Moving organisations from change-vulnerable to change-smart

Details

Do your people adapt to change well? Do you understand what the organisational processes and cultural factors are that prevent your staff from responding more effectively to change and the things that allow your staff to adapt to change well? During our webinar we will explore practical tools to build change-ready teams that can navigate reorganisation with confidence, clarity, and purpose. We’ll explore strategies for responding effectively to disruption, fostering resilience, maintaining service continuity, and engaging staff through periods of uncertainty.

Background

We know from research that strategic change initiatives often fail because of the human dimension and that, to embed strategic change, the change needs to be accepted by all people at all levels. But change can cause both resistance and overload in the people involved and we know that teams often don’t feel ready and able for change. There is an alternative: adaptable organisations are resilient, learning-orientated, change-ready and change-able and agile organisations can be built. HR has an important role in creating the conditions for people and organisations, equipping people with the skills and mindsets to respond, and considering the interaction of employees embracing change with HR policies and processes.

Event Summary

During our webinar we will explore practical tools to build change-ready teams that can navigate reorganisation with confidence, clarity, and purpose. We’ll explore strategies for responding effectively to disruption, fostering resilience, maintaining service continuity, and engaging staff through periods of uncertainty.

Who should attend? 

Senior Learning, Development, HR/People professionals and Organisational Change leads.

How will participants benefit from attending?

Participants will gain insights from research evidence and real-world examples to help their workforce manage transition effectively and emerge stronger, more agile, and better prepared for the future. We aim to stimulate thinking and provide inspiration so participants can improve their organisation’s ability to ‘do change better’.

Speakers

Dr Alison Carter is Principal Research Fellow and IES lead on leadership, change and coaching. Alison brings a wealth of expertise in organisational development, leadership, workforce resilience and team effectiveness. Her focus is on how organisations respond to change and creation of collective capacity to do change well. The webinar will be chaired by Dan Lucy, Director, HR Research & Consulting.