The role senior executives play in organisational change is critical.

In fact, as shown consistently in our own ongoing research programme and our work with clients, lack of effective change leadership is the single biggest contributor to change failure in organisations. This strategic workshop provides executive sponsors and leaders with an understanding of:

• theimportanceofthepeopleaspectsoforganisationalchangeand a consistent approach for tracking and managing it

• howtodiagnosetheirownchangesponsorshipstyleanduseit effectively

• howtheycanprovidevisibleandimpactfulexecutiveleadership for change

• highlyeffectiveconceptsandframeworksthattheycanimmediately apply back in the organisation

PCI® Executive Sponsorship WorkshopFor senior executives tasked with sponsoring and leading strategic change and building sustainable organisational change capability

Changefirst is an active member of a number of professional associations, including:

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Executive Sponsor

Introducing PCI®

By the end of workshop leaders will have:

• understoodhowapeople-centredapproach(PCI)canimprovechange implementation success

• identifiedkeyimplementationchallengesusingapeople-centreddiagnostic tool

• reviewedtheirownchangesponsorshipstyleandidentifiedimprovement actions

• eithercreatedorimprovedthecaseforchangemessagesanddetermined next steps for communication

• consideredhowPCIcouldbeintegratedwithotherorganisational processes to build a broader capability for change

Used by over 12,000 practitioners in more than 35 countries worldwide, it is based on nearly two decades of field research and practical, ‘hands on’ application with clients. It describes 6 Critical Success Factors that individuals in organisations need to learn and master if they want to successfully execute change.

The Executive Sponsorship workshop focuses specifically on therolethatexecutivescanplayinusingPCItosuccessfullyimplement change within their organisation and providing the processes, techniques and skills needed to lead effective change from the front.

People-Centred Implementation (PCI®) is our proven, systematic change implementation methodology that enables people at all levels in the organisation to initiate, plan, execute and track the people aspects of change initiatives.

What will I explore and learn at the Executive Sponsorship Workshop?

PCI® Methodology

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SESSION CONTENT

Introduction • organisationaloverview

Successful Implementation

• theorganisationalneedforchange• impactoforganisationalchangeonpeople• buildingcommitmenttochange• thePCIApproach-managing6CriticalSuccessFactors

Implementation Issues • PCIriskdiagnosisandactionplanning

Effective Change Leadership

• differentchangeleadershiproles• crucialroleofthechangesponsor• sponsorbehaviour–selfassessmentandimprovementplanning

Case for Change • componentsofaneffectivecaseforchange• sharingthecaseforchange

Building Change Capabilities

• implementingPCI• integratingPCIwithotherorganisationalprocesses• prioritiesandactions

AGENDA

“Outstanding. One of the best executive workshops I’ve ever participated in!”

Development Director Service Provider

Workshop ProgrammeWhat topics does this workshop cover?

TheExecutiveSponsorshipworkshopisa1-dayhighlyinteractiveprogrammefor senior executives who need to implement change strategies effectively and who also want to increase their organisational capabilities to execute successful change on an ongoing basis.

All Changefirst facilitators are highly experienced former change executives who are not only experts in PCI but also in the planning and implementation of major change programmes in large organisations.

Highly experienced executive facilitators

They are change advisers and managers, HR & OD specialists, leadership development professionals, executive coaches, expert facilitators, Six Sigma Master Blacks and innovation & creativity experts who have worked and consulted in many

sectors of industry before joining Changefirst. Our expert facilitators help us deliver a very unique learning experience for our clients which creates very high knowledge retention compared with traditional classroom methods.

changesynergy.com.auExecutive Sponsor

*viae-change® online change application

The Executive Sponsorship Workshop is part of a comprehensive approach to implementing major change in your organisation using our Learn, Apply & Embed process that also includes:

• PCIChangePractitionerWorkshop

• PCIe-learning*

• PCIChangeToolkit*

• PCIApplicationCoaching

• PCIChangePractitionerCertification

• PCIMasterChangeTrainer(MCT)

Other services

How do I book?

To book a workshop or for more information on how Change Synergy can help you build organisational change capability & capacity call us on +61 3 9459 4110, info@changesynergy.com.au or log onto changesynergy.com.au

ParticipantsintheExecutive Sponsorship workshop receive:

• up-to 7 hours of practical and interactiveaction-learning delivered by an expertfacilitator who is highly experiencedinnotonlyPCIbutalsointhestrategicimplementation of change

• action-learning workshop packed withkey concepts, frameworks and guidelinesthat can immediately be applied back inthe organisation

• comprehensiveslide pack

“Rewarding workshop from

a highly talented, experienced and

effective facilitator who ‘walked the

talk’ and had a real strategic grasp of the key strategic people issues in

change.”

Head of Human Resources

Utilities

What do participants receive?

“The Executive Sponsorship

workshop was crucial in giving me a strategic framework for

executing change in my organisation.”

Head of Change Digital and IT solutions

Comprehensive concepts, guidelines and techniques

Structured framework for people change

Coaching from a highly experienced facilitator

changesynergy.com.auChange Synergy is the exclusive partner for Changefirst in Australia & New Zealand. Changefirst’s PCI® and e-change® are licensed products and are protected by copyright laws. Copyright © Changefirst Limited 2014. All rights reserved.

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