Human Resources
EXPLORE - Leading and Managing in DCU - Module 4: Leading Change and Adaptability
MODULE 4: Leading Change and Adaptability
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify the common characteristics of successful change initiatives
- Understand what’s needed in each of three change stages
- Recognise where you and others are along a change response continuum
- Apply simple strategies to develop your own and others’ resilience
PREWORK:
Please complete the following ahead of the session:
Time to completion: 21 mins
- Think: In the run up to the session, think about a) any change process you have been through and how you have felt, b) any change process you have led and what were the challenges.
- Read (8 mins) Harvard Business review How Leaders Get in the Way of Organizational Change
- Watch (10 mins) A 3-step model that will help you manage and understand the human side of change. Bridges Transition Model.
- Watch (3 mins) Building resilience in team members
DIG DEEPER:
In your own time, learn more about development, motivation and growth:
- Harvard Business School interactive lesson (35 mins) In this two-part lesson, you’ll gain insight into leading through adversity through the example of explorer Ernest Shackleton and his historic Endurance expedition - Resilient Leadership (email sign-up required)
- Epigeum video (3 mins): How can Heads of School motivate staff?
- Read (2.5 mins): Seven principles for effective change management Sustaining stakeholder commitment in higher education
RECOMMENDED RESILIENCE RESOURCES:
- Watch (3 mins): Excellent BBC Video: Mental Toughness is the Secret to Success
- Peruse: Collection of free resilience activities, resources, tools, including team activities and worksheets.
- Read (9 mins): Harvard Business Review (9 mins): The four things resilient teams do.