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Leading Change in Organizations

The objectives of this course are acquiring knowledge and understanding of basic principles associated with effectively leading change in organizations. Participants will be introduced to the theories, concepts and practices of leading change, whether planned, incremental and localized, or revolutionary, under conditions of stability or crisis, and system-wide. In effect, change theories and contemporary practices will be examined at the individual, group/departmental and organizational levels, and linkages will be made to concepts and material taught in other courses you have had in the IMM program (for example, strategy, organizational behavior). Beyond studying the causes and consequences of change, we will also investigate potential sources of resistance to change and strategies for overcoming them. A second objective is to contribute to the development of the professional and clinical skills of participants as change agents through intensive study and case analyses. The perspective taken is that of the responsible leader and the role he or she can and should play with respect to context, content, and process. More specifically, through intensive case analyses, we will study where and under what conditions the need for change is called for (context), what form or type of change is required (content), how change can be successfully implemented or led (process), and competencies development or Key Success Factors for those leading change programs or initiatives in organizations.