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Leading Change from the Top

For directors, department heads and up, in organizations of any size. Seven short modules on leading change from the top: sponsoring it, choosing what gives, bringing your board and peers along, presence when it counts, your own energy, who steps in, and funding cuts. Take them in order or one at a time.

By the end, you will be able to:

  • Back a change in ways staff believe, in your own words
  • See every change in one place, and choose what stops, pauses, waits or shrinks
  • Bring your board, funders and peers along before the decision
  • Answer clearly and stay steady when it counts
  • Keep your own energy, and set a pace your team can follow
  • Name a backup for every key role, and grow them
  • Lead through funding cuts with honest words and fair choices
  • 7 modules
  • About 3.5 hours, plus a short work task after each module
  • Certificate of Completion
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The modules

The numbers are a suggested order.

  1. 1
    How to Sponsor a Change
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  2. 2
    Too Much Change at Once
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  3. 3
    Bringing Others Along: Board, Funders and Peers
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  4. 4
    Presence You Can Learn: Clear and Steady When It Counts
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  5. 5
    Leading Change Without Running on Empty
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  6. 6
    Who Steps In? Succession Planning for Senior Leaders
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  7. 7
    Leading Through Funding Cuts: Honest Words, Fair Choices
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