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Leading successful change

We live in an increasingly complex world, where change is fast paced and affects both our personal and business lives. In a business context, we lead or are part of multiple, continuous, hugely time demanding change projects. Change is now “business as usual”.

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Summary

We live in an increasingly complex world, where change is fast paced and affects both our personal and business lives. In a business context, we lead or are part of multiple, continuous, hugely time demanding change projects. Change is now “business as usual”.

We live in an increasingly complex world, where change is fast paced and affects both our personal and business lives. In a business context, we lead or are part of multiple, continuous, hugely time demanding change projects. Change is now “business as usual”. 

Yet, data from the Gallup organisation suggests that 70 percent of all change initiatives fail. Why? Because they overlook the role front-line managers play in the success of the initiative and the need to effectively engage all the stakeholders that will drive implementation. 

Leadership is key. More than ever before, we as leaders – line managers, project managers, change agents - need to understand the nature of change and equip ourselves and those around us with tools for pro-actively managing it. Our success at work, our personal well-being and that of our colleagues depends upon it. 

This workshop will help with that. How? By focussing on human reactions to change, examining helpful change behaviours and working through a process to help drive success in your transformation challenges. 

Who should attend?

Line Managers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Change agents – in fact anyone whose role requires that they successfully implement change initiatives.

How will I benefit?

After the course you will be able to:

  • Why so many change projects fail and what is needed for success 
  • Tools and techniques to clarify the purpose of the change and then drive its implementation 
  • Tools and techniques for managing key project stakeholders and communicate successful across an organisation 
  • Analyse the current state of readiness for change to ensure that change deployment is adapted accordingly 
  • Leadership behaviours that are necessary for a change context  
  • How to use a change process and structure a change project 
Contributes 14

Change is the new constant. We live in a highly volatile world. Problems, challenges, organisational structures are more complex. To have any chance at all, we need to focus on our mind set and leadership behaviours

Liz Bennett Head of Consultancy, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Key topics

  • The Nature of Change & Human Behaviour 

  • Driving Change with Purpose & Vision 

  • Stakeholder Management & Impactful Communication  

  • Understanding the Current State 

  • Behaviours that Enable change 

  • Using a Change Process & ADKAR 


    • The course includes practical exercises and tools that can be taken away and used immediately. Delegate’s examples can be used in the course and we encourage participants to bring them to the session. 

Mapped against UK- SPEC competencies: E, D and C

  1. Professional commitment - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: ‘Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment’
  2. Communication and inter-personal skills - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: 'Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills’
  3. Responsibility, management or leadership - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: 'Provide Technical and commercial leadership’

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  • Mary Harries

    Mary Guerdoux-Harries

    Mary is an IMechE Chartered Engineer and worked for over 20 years in the engineering and technology sectors for companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, Alstom and Thales, in the UK, France and Switzerland. Her experience covers technical project management and also change management, transformation and operational excellence. Her true passion is for developing human potential and she is a qualified coach, mentor and trainer with the ICF.

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  • Location:
    London
  • CPD Hours:
    14
  • UK-Spec:
    E, D, C

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16-17 Jun 2025 10% discount available until 16 April

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