Overview
Change is inevitable but how leaders guide their teams through it can mean the difference between disruption and growth. Whether it's organizational restructuring, digital transformation, workforce shifts, or cultural evolution, effective change leadership is essential to employee morale, productivity, and long-term success.
This seminar provides tools, strategies, and frameworks for leading people with clarity, empathy, and strategic focus during periods of change.
By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to:
- Understand the human response to change and how to manage it effectively
- Apply change leadership principles to real-time organizational challenges
- Communicate vision, direction, and decisions with clarity and credibility
- Engage employees in the change process to foster ownership and resilience
- Anticipate resistance and apply strategies to overcome it constructively
- Create action plans that align people, processes, and purpose during transformation
Why you should Attend
- Learn how to communicate change in a way that reduces resistance and increases buy-in
- Build your capacity to lead with empathy, strength, and transparency
- Help teams navigate ambiguity and remain focused during transitions
- Strengthen your ability to manage both emotional and operational aspects of change
- Reinforce your role as a leader who inspires adaptability and progress
Areas Covered in the Session
- The psychology of change: fear, uncertainty, and the transition curve
- The leader's role in change: from communicator to stabilizer to motivator
- Frameworks for leading change (e.g., Kotter's 8 Steps, ADKAR model)
- Communicating vision and direction through different stages of change
- Identifying and supporting change champions within your team
- Managing resistance and building trust during disruption
- Maintaining performance and morale during times of uncertainty
- Leading hybrid or remote teams through change transitions
Who Will Benefit
- Team Leaders and Department Heads
- Executives and Senior Managers
- HR and Organizational Development Professionals
- Project Managers and Change Agents
- Nonprofit and Public Sector Administrators
- Business Owners managing organizational growth or transition
- Any Leader navigating staff, structural, or strategy changes
Speaker Profile
Jeanine Wilson - SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Jeanine Wilson has worked as a Human Resources Executive and Consultant for 25+ years. She has worked in a variety of industries including hospitality, finance, biotech, manufacturing, healthcare, and regulatory.
Jeanine owns Corporate Talent Advisors, a full-service HR and training consultancy focused on helping individuals and organizations excel.
Jeanine has a Bachelor’s Degree in Human & Organizational Development from Westminster College, and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources from Utah State University. She has also achieved an SPHR certification from HRCI, and SCP certification from SHRM.
Jeanine has been teaching human resources and leadership topics/courses for more than 25 years.