Putting People at the Center of Change
With the positive action by the CSU Board of Trustees and our continued movement forward as Cal Poly Humboldt, change leadership is more relevant than ever. We all understand that this transformation is a long game. Its success and sustainability require that our Cal Poly Humboldt community members are knowledgeable of the direction of desired ongoing change and willing participants in it. For those who would like the opportunity to continue to develop additional skills to meet the moment, we’ve got you!
Our People-Centered Change Initiative (PCCI) provides anyone leading or participating in change with additional core skills and competencies to approach change with people at the center. This initiative is an extension of the CSU Change Management initiative focused on the validated ADKAR model of Prosci. Over a decade of research shows that change initiatives that include a focus on the people-side of change are six times more likely to succeed.
Learn more about the People-Centered Change Initiative, and engage in learning opportunities to expand your skills and increase the success of your new initiatives now and in the future.
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Leading Your Team through Change
Change requires more than a tactical plan; it requires that all those responsible for and impacted by the change are ready to engage. In this course, you will learn foundational concepts, tools and strategies to successfully lead your team through change, based on Procsi's internationally utilized ADKAR model. This is being offered as part of HSU's People-Centered Change Initiative.
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Change at an institutional, department or even individual level is more than the business side of planning. Every bit as important is how people adapt to and engage with the change. In this two hour course you will learn how we as human beings experience change, and gain easy-to-use tools to navigate it successfully.
On the Bookshelf
Change : How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times
by John Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta
In Change you'll discover:
- Why the ability of organizations to deal with threats and take advantage of opportunities in the face of ever greater complexity and uncertainty is being severely challenged
- In-depth, evidence-based, actionable solutions for dealing with institutional resistance to change
- Case studies and success stories that describe organizations who have successfully built the ability to change quickly into their DNA
- A universal approach for how to dramatically improve outcomes from various change efforts, including: strategy execution, digital transformation, restructuring, and more.
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Effective communications are critical to every change initiative. When effective people-centered change practices happen, new projects are 6 times more likely to be successful.
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