Driving Organizational Change
Aligned with Kotter's change leadership methodology, reinforcing resilience and adaptability
Workshop Overview
Day 1 - Foundations of Change introduces leaders to the Science of Change—our natural Survive ↔ Thrive responses, the limits of traditional hierarchies, and Kotter's research-based strategies for leading complex transformations. Participants learn to apply the 8 Accelerators and 4 Change Principles to dramatically increase their success in driving change initiatives.
Day 2 - This course equips leaders to navigate volatility, disruption, and ambiguity by understanding the human hard-wired Survive vs Thrive responses. Participants learn to reframe challenges as opportunities, sustain performance under pressure, and lead themselves and their teams with clarity and resilience.
Learning Objectives
- Explores the Science of Change: human hardwiring, Survive vs Thrive, limits of hierarchy.
- Deep dive into Kotter's 4 Core Change Principles: – Management + Leadership – Head + Heart – Have to + Want to – Select Few + Diverse Many
- Interactive learning with activities, case studies, and tools for immediate workplace application.
- Introduces the 8 Accelerators framework and their practical application to real change efforts.
Explains the "Survive → Thrive" framework and its effect on behavior, decisions, and leadership.
Includes immersive case study with practical tools and starter language for critical leadership moments.
Helps participants assess their own Survive/Thrive patterns and reframe disruption into opportunities.
Provides 5 proven tactics to reduce Survive-inducing noise and activate Thrive conditions.
Who Should Attend
- Ideal for leaders and change agents at all levels—from emerging managers to senior executives—who need to mobilize teams, build momentum, and lead effectively in fast-changing, uncertain environments.
- Designed for leaders at all levels—from frontline managers to executives—who need to mobilize their people and maintain progress during heightened uncertainty and constant change.
