The Change Management (PGCert) is designed to fit around your job and offer maximum flexibililty for busy working professionals, managers and leaders. The programme will be delivered in three teaching blocks. Each block is taught over three consecutive days, and is followed by a supervised, work-based project which will contribute to your employer's business.
All of the classroom teaching is workshop-based which promotes group discussion and the sharing of experience. Each of the modules incorporate real-life case studies. You can choose three from the following four modules:
Managing the Human Aspects of Change
This module is recommended for managers engaging with the challenges arising out of managing people during times of significant change. The module encourages engagement with the often neglected human aspects of managing change informed by understanding the involvement of individuals and groups within all successful changes. Organisational cultures, which are a reflection of the attitudes, values and beliefs of organisational members, can either help or impede change. Participants will gain practical skills and tools both to analyse these cultures and influence cultural change. Upon completion of this module you will have a much better understanding of the complexities of managing the human aspects of change.
Political and Institutional Perspectives on Change Management
This module is recommended for managers attempting to interpret and make sense of change initiatives coming from higher levels within the organisation. It focuses on the potentially huge and unpredictable effects which political and economic issues and events may have on individual organisations. The module presents multiple opportunities to explore complex cause and effect relationships systematically and creatively. It helps managers make appropriate judgements in the absence of complete data and to reach meaningful conclusions as to the likely impact of global changes on their organisation.
The Leadership of Change
This module is recommended for managers either involved in or anticipating leading change initiatives at all levels within organisations. We now understand how successful change initiatives require a combination of effective leadership and effective management. The module will introduce you to leading change theories, models and concepts which inform these contemporary debates. It also addresses how leaders communicate change, how they respond to and rethink resistance to change and how power and politics always informs leadership activities. By the end of the module you will appreciate the challenges of leading change and the potential positive difference that the effective leadership of change can make.
Systems and Complexity Approaches to Change Management
This module is recommended for managers grappling with the unpredictable and repercussive effects of managing change under challenging circumstances. Change initiatives are often couched in project methodology terms, yet controlled project outcomes may remain elusive. The module examines action, effect, feedback and impact on initial conditions from a systems perspective. This contributes to an understanding of how and why localised change management projects may often diverge from planned expectations. The module explores the explanatory capabilities of such academic approaches and their potential value to practitioners.
