Leading Organizational Change

Course Objective
Leading organizational change 3.4 is an introductory guide for future change agents in organizations. Organizational transformations are events where leadership and change management are key to success. Through this course, students will engage with the most recent scientific knowledge on change management as well as develop the skills that they will need “on the ground’” as a leader of change. This course’s unique focus on leadership of change will help you navigate yourself and others through uncertainty. After successfully accomplishing Leading Organizational Change you will be able to...

- systematically analyze a practical change-related problem and come up with a plan of action, and develop the sensitivity necessary to use the right arguments for different audiences. (Bridging theory and practice)

- be familiar with the generative processes that give rise to leadership, planned organizational change, and the connection between these two. (Bridge theory and practice)

- be familiar with the practical problems which business leaders and change consultants face when managing organizational change. (Bridge theory and practice)

- recognize and deal with the unique challenges and contingencies that come with different types of organizational change.

- work in a new team, ‘read’ the social environment, and the skills to give a presentation in a simulated business environment, where different stakeholders hold different values and beliefs and have different interests. (Social Skills, Self-awareness)

- be more aware of one’s tendencies as a leader and follower in different organizational change situations. (Broaden your awareness)

Course Content
After completing this module you will have a basic understanding of the challenges organizational changes pose for leaders, as well as how to continue developing yourself as a future leader of change. We cover topics of different perspectives on organizational change, leading change, change communication, and resistance.

Additional Information Teaching Methods
Each week we have multiple meetings designed to help you develop yourself as a change leader in different ways. During theoretical lectures, you will engage with theories of organizational change and
leadership. On during practical lectures you will learn and tinker with tools for diagnosing, planning, implementing, and reflecting on change. During the tutorials, you take the wheel and practice leading the class’s learning.

Method of Assessment
Individual and team assessments.

Recommended background knowledge
BK: 1.5 HRM & Organisatiegedrag; 2.5 KWANO

IBA: 2.1 HRM & OB; 2.4 HRM Practices – A Global Perspective; 2.4 BRM I –Quantitative