Mastering Change Management: Building Resilient and Adaptable Organisations
A 6-week programme designed to equip leaders and senior managers with a practical understanding of change management.
Upcoming programmes
Format:
Dates:
Duration:
Fees:
Online
27 Mar 2025 (start date)
6 weeks
£1,800 + VAT
Upcoming programmes
Format:
Online
Dates:
27 Mar 2025 (start date)
Duration:
6 weeks
Fees:
£1,800 + VAT
Overview
As we navigate an era of rapid innovation and digital transformation, the pace of change has reached an all-time high. Present-day realities, including data-driven decision-making, digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives, require organisations to operate with speed,
agility and precision. This acceleration of change has made business challenges increasingly complex, requiring leaders who can face uncertainty with confidence
and help organisations succeed amidst ever-evolving transformation.
By blending proven theories with real-world insights, the programme offers actionable strategies to navigate today’s complex business environment.
Benefits and career impact
- You will return to your organisation with the skills and knowledge to drive meaningful organisational change.
- Gain diverse perspectives from academic experts with deep knowledge of organisational behaviour.
- Gain a practical set of tools to help build a resilient and adaptable organisation in an era of continuous change.
- Learn how to navigate organisational change in the face of modern complexities, including data-driven decision-making, digital transformation, AI-influenced changes and ESG concerns.
- Return to your organisation with a detailed change management proposal, incorporating sustainability, digital transformation and AI considerations.
This programme is being delivered in collaboration with Emeritus.
Programme content
Module 1: Core principles of change management
- Identify approaches to learn about change.
- Examine various change models.
- Explore the interdependence of internal and external factors along with the challenges they create when implementing change.
Module 2: Strategic change management: influences and pressures
- Discover how recognising sources of power can help you guide change.
- Explore power dynamics.
- Examine the connection between power and the ability to address and resolve organisational challenges.
Module 3: Tools for change management
- Examine how different types of networks can be leveraged to implement change.
- Learn to build and utilise change networks as tools for successful change management.
Module 4: Internal considerations for sustained change
- Delve into the challenges that can arise when people experience different types of change.
- Identify approaches to help individuals navigate and thrive during periods of change.
Module 5: Leading cultures in times of change
- Examine the concept of culture and identify its key dimensions.
- Learn how to implement cultural change.
Module 6: Achieving and sustaining desired results
- Identify the key factors of change.
- Gain firsthand experience in evaluating the effectiveness of past change initiatives.
How you learn: Online
This fully online programme runs over the course of 6 weeks, allowing you the greatest level of flexibility as to where and when you study. The learning is carefully structured in weekly components through a mix of curated videos, live webinars with Cambridge faculty plus Q&A sessions with Live Chat, assignments and discussions. Individual support is available through programme leaders and a dedicated Programme Support Team.
Who attends
- Senior leaders who want to lead organisations through fast-paced change, foster resilience and agility. and help their organisations quickly adapt to market shifts.
- HR leaders and change managers looking to gain strategies to develop and retain talent amidst change, enable smooth transitions and improve employee engagement.
- Strategists and consultants who wish to better understand change management.
Faculty and speakers
Learn from our world-class faculty who bring fresh insights from their leading-edge research into all of our Executive Education programmes. The Academic Programme Directors (APDs) for the Mastering Change Management programme are Professor Elizabeth George and Professor Prithviraj Chattopadhyay.
PhD (The University of Texas at Austin)
Director of the Doctoral Programme
PhD (University of Texas at Austin)
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Contact us
If you have any questions or would like to have a chat about this programme and how it could benefit you or your organisation, please get in touch with the Open Programmes team: