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Analysis, Decision Making & Judgement
ADKAR in Action
Participant Group: Staff who have completed the Introduction to Change Management workshop or are currently working as project managers.
Date: Semester 1, 2020
Duration: 2 hours
Facilitator: Michelle Nelson, Office of the Deputy President & Registrar
This programme is targeted at staff members who have completed the Introduction to Change Management workshop or are currently working as project managers. Each attendee will be asked to focus on a practical change project (no matter how small!) they are currently implementing and that they are willing to discuss with the group. The workshop will be highly interactive and aims to enable staff to learn from one another’s experience of managing change in UCC.
By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:
- Apply theProsciADKAR® Model to facilitate change within a project they are current managing
- Present their change using a ‘Project on a Page’
- Utilise a stakeholder management framework for bringing others through change
Participants on this workshop will also be able to avail of a follow-on one-to-one coaching session to help to discuss any potential barriers to change and develop a plan to mitigate resistance with the project.
An Introduction to Change Management for Line Managers
Participant Group: Line Managers
Duration: 2 hours
Date: Semester 1 2020
Facilitator: Michelle Nelson, Office of the Deputy President and Registrar
This change management workshop aims to help managers proactively lead colleagues through change and is of particular relevance as we face into an uncertain semester one. In this interactive online session, you will learn how to define and accept your role in change and gain practical frameworks for becoming an effective change leader within UCC.
By the end of this workshop participants will be able to
- Define roles and responsibilities in change projects they are involved in
- Apply theProsciADKAR® Model of Individual Change to a personal situation
- Utilise a framework for communicating change
Confident Decision Making - Enhancing your Critical Thinking Skills
Participant Group: Staff with managerial aspirations & with current decision making responsibilities
Date: Semester 1, 2020
Duration: 3 hrs with breaks
Venue: Via Zoom
Facilitator: Valerie Pierce – Clear Thinking In Action
Overview
Participants will:
- Understand the real issues facing themselves and others
- Be clear about the outcome they want to achieve
- Achieve stakeholder commitment
In short, they will know how to get their decisions across with integrity, innovation and ensuring full collaboration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, participants will know how to:
- Have clear Focus
- Ask the Right Questions
- Develop Productive Thinking
- Change Negative Thinking into Positive Action
- Communicate ideas in a way that makes sense to others
To gain maximum benefit each participant is asked to bring their own current problems/decisions they can work on throughout the workshop, improving their personal skills by using their everyday workplace documentation.
Scheduling:
- Delivered in one sitting of 3 hours on via zoom.
- Broken down into sections to make sure that participants get good breaks from the screen
- No. of different interactive tools as well as polls & whiteboard will be used
- 15-minute break i.e. 5 minute comfort break & 10 minute coffee break
Updated: Oct. 2020
Critical Thinking for Effective Decisions
Participant Group: UCC Staff with managerial apsirations & with current decision making responsibilities
Date: Semester 1, 2020
Duration: TBC
Venue: Remotely
Facilitator: Valerie Pierce – Clear Thinking In Action
Overview:
Successful Decision Makers
- Understand the real issues facing themselves and others
- Retain clear focus on the task they want to achieve
- Communicate ideas in a way that makes sense to others
Decision making involves 3 essential skills:
- Ability to solve problems
- Make decisions
- Influence others to carry out action
This workshop will:
- Increase your areas of influence
- Give credence to your decisions
- Enhance your confidence
On completion, you will know how to:
- Understand the difference between making, delivering and implementing a decision
- Be clear about the outcome you want to achieve
- Remain ‘Passionate’, not ‘Emotional’
- Argue clearly & to the point
- Achieve staff & stakeholder commitment
Feedback:
Well-paced training; lots of new ideas & approaches. I love the way it encouraged creative solutions to problem solving!
The team exercises were excellent & really opened my mind to different perspectives.