Organizations, businesses, and government agencies face what seems to be never ending change. What managers and employees do to support each other through the dynamics of change directly affects the achievement of workplace goals and business outcomes. It is helpful when a workplace team understands the dynamics of change and how it affects the workplace. During this interactive presentation participants will: Discuss the manager’s role in leading and supporting staff and the organization through change. Hear about and discuss the dynamics of imposed and chosen change and how they affect workplace teams.

Learn about author and change management expert, John Kotter’s 8 Phases of Change as a change management tool for the team. Identify specific strategies for helping the workplace team thrive during change. Discuss the attributes of an effective change agent and what this means to members of workplace teams. Work session attendees are invited to bring a specific change initiative they are leading to the work session.

Time will be allotted to develop an initial plan of action for leading this specific change in the workplace. (Optional activity based on time allotted for the presentation) This work session is facilitated by Gwen Webber-McLeod, President/CEO of Gwen, Inc., a leadership development corporation based in Auburn, NY and serving emerging and established leaders across New York State and a growing number of other states.

Gwen, Inc. hallmark product, The Leadership Connection®: A Resource Centered on Great Leadership opened as a resource center for leaders in January 2009. The resource center provides an array of services for emerging and established individual leaders through education, facilitated work sessions, technical assistance, and motivational events. Many Gwen, Inc. clients are workplace teams charged with implementing major change initiatives in public and private sector organizations.