A program co-designed by Impetus Academy and the Learning Development Accelerator

 No one likes change. At least so the old adage goes. But there is some truth to this.

Have you ever been a part of a big change in your organization? Or, been the victim… ehhh… we mean… a person effected by a big change in your organization? 

Or, have you ever led a big change, or initiated one and then asked others to lead it? 

How did you feel? How did others feel? 

Obviously, the answer depends on many factors. Such as whether you were the one who started it, or you were the one who had it “inflicted” on you. Maybe it went well. Cool! But, probably rare. As the change leader, you may have felt the change was required and an overall benefit but couldn’t quite get the team to align and support it. As a part of the effected team, maybe you completely accepted the change as necessary but found the execution stressful and problematic. Or you felt it was a stupid idea and never bought into it. 

The above language describing change emotions is intended to be a bit dramatic. But we hope it highlights the emotional rollercoaster many experience when it comes to change. 

This two-hour, free to the public, session explores all the different motivational factors that are associated with change. In it, we will:

• Introduce how people are motivated when it comes to change… whether you are the leader, a change manager, or someone affected by the shift. 

• Provide two tools: one to diagnose your environment and the other, a practical checklist of actions to take for the workplace that support positive motivation. 

 Leaders and managers will leave with applicable strategies for organizing changes. Followers and those effected by change will have concrete “asks” they can advocate for when experiencing change initiatives.

This program is co-designed by Impetus Academy and The Learning Development Accelerator. 

Co-hosted by Nathalie Aelterman (Impetus Academy) and Matt Richter (LDA), the program uses a very widely researched motivation model called Self-Determination Theory. By the end of the session you will:

1. Recognize the various change contexts you may encounter as both change leaders/managers and followers.

2. Discover the three basic psychological needs all humans have and how these needs when satisfied support a change initiative, and when undermined, can kill it!

3. Get introduced to the COMPASS, a tool for diagnosing your change environment.

4. Receive a checklist with actions you can take to motivationally support the change environment.