Organizational Culture Change—A Work-Life Perspective
Certification Course: W4

Assess and Apply Changes in Your Company

This highly-interactive course will provide participants with the fundamentals of organizational culture change and discusses the role of a change agent. Application activities and networking time will provide you with hands-on learning by reviewing and discussing real-life case studies and examples. On the third morning, an optional certification exam covers the content of this course.

• Gain an understanding of organizational culture and why it’s so difficult to change
• Analyze current versus desired culture and identify gaps
• Discuss the six stages of change and explore how to assess your organization’s readiness for change
• Discover ways to successfully implement change and manage resistance
• Gain hands-on learning with real-life case studies and examples

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for human resources, total rewards and work-life professionals as well as business leaders with an interest in and/or responsibility for work-life programs designed to attract, motivate and retain employees.

What You Will Learn

Understanding Organizational Culture

• Define organizational culture
• How is organizational culture formed?
• Why is organizational culture so hard to change?
• The reality of changing organizational culture

Conducting a Cultural Analysis

• Diagnosing the current organizational culture
• Defining the desired organizational culture
• Performing a gap analysis

Assessing Organizational Readiness for Change

• Six stages of change
• Assessing organizational readiness

Becoming a Change Agent

• Planning for change
• Managing change
• Reinforcing change