This course will walk you through the fundamental elements of Change management while explaining step by step how to develop a Change Champion Network.
Change Champion Networks play a vital role in driving successful transformational change across organizations. This course introduces the core principles of change management and walks you step-by-step through the process of building and leveraging a Change Champion Network. You’ll learn how to engage champions to support communication, drive adoption, and reduce resistance throughout the change process.
You’ll explore the stages of change, strategies for managing different adoption styles, and how to assess organizational readiness using a Change Maturity Model. You'll also learn how to identify and empower effective change champions to serve as influential advocates. This course is ideal for change managers, project leaders, and HR professionals leading enterprise-level initiatives.
CEO of Nextgen People, Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching and Talent Management Services
Dr. Lepora is CEO of Nextgen People, a Talent Management Services Company, and an Executive Coach with over 25 years of experience and more than 20 years working directly with the C-Suite to improve business results. Dr. Lepora provides a success-oriented approach for clients. Although she is challenging, she is supportive and quickly inspires trust from her clients. Her coaching work is enhanced by her business and organization experience which includes leadership positions in Airlines and Aviation, Financial Services, Staffing, and Consulting. Her work includes a wide range of industries. Clients have included Delta Air Lines, AT&T, Capitol Blue Cross/ Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Randstad, among others. She has worked with leaders across the globe including Europe, Latin and South America. Dr. Lepora’s style is holistic but targeted. She appreciates the importance of specificity in goals yet understands the impact of interdependent factors. She challenges high-achieving leaders to be even greater. She helps them to understand how their personal and professional skills and behaviors positively or negatively impact their organization’s strategic objectives. Her academic education includes Management, Organization Behavior, and Psychology. Further training and certifications include Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Leadership and Benchmarking Assessments, Strengths Finders, DISC Assessment, Prosci Change Management, Situational Leadership, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Six Sigma Black Belt, CSM, PMP Dr. Lepora is also a Keynote Speaker, Facilitator, Author, reads French, speaks basic French and is currently learning Spanish.
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