Achieving Lasting Change

Ensuring Sustainable Implementation

Change requires constant reinforcement and support in order to be sustained and fully embedded. Learn how to assess the progress of your transformation, analyze where you are (and how much further you still need to go), and evaluate your systems and processes to ensure they reinforce – and do not detract from – the transformed organization. Leverage the power of storytelling and case studies to institute your change.

About This Course

Too often, people give up before a change has truly taken hold. This frequently happens for two very different reasons: either people claim victory too early or they lose momentum as energy wanes. Without continued efforts to sustain acceleration and institute change, transformations risk slipping backward… and sometimes die altogether.

In this course, you will learn how to manage the ebb and flow of Urgency over time; how to mitigate the risks of implementing sustainable change; and how to evaluate both management-driven systems and leadership-driven ways of working to ensure your change sticks.

Achieving Lasting Change was designed by the most seasoned Kotter experts. As part of the experience, you’ll gain access to our master consultants, our rich library of research and our deep experience through the application of client stories and a full case study experience.

With the Science of Change and real-life stories as reference, you’ll immediately practice applying what you’ve learned to your specific context.

Core Content

What You’ll Learn

At the completion of this course, you can expect to:

Define approaches for capitalizing on growing momentum for a change to drive impact
Reenergize key people who are driving the change to move through setbacks and ongoing resistance
Capture improvements and results to show how new practices are improving performance
Identify successful new habits and practices that can make the change sustainable
Apply strategies for identifying and adjusting key processes and systems required to anchor changes in place

Course Outline | Achieving Lasting Change is based on two core content modules:

Change is a marathon, not a sprint. And just like an endurance runner, we must incorporate moments of pause and reflection if we are to keep moving forward at pace. In this module, you will learn how to diagnose the status of your change, and then explore ways to remain in Thrive and re-energize your organization when Urgency wanes.

One of the biggest challenges to any change is getting it to stick. Entrenched cultural behaviors and organizational systems can all-too-easily cause us to fall back into old ways of working. In this module, you will learn why adaptable cultures are more likely to succeed and how to identify attributes of agility within your organization. You will then learn how to assess your management systems and processes to ensure the new ways of working are positively reinforced.

After the Course

Completion Badge

Upon successful completion of this course and your demonstration of understanding of the content, you will receive a verified badge that you can share on LinkedIn, in your email signature, and on your CV. Your badge will be unique to you and will be verified by Credly.

Community Access

Upon completion of Achieving Lasting Change, you will receive a complimentary 6-month subscription to the online Kotter Community, where you can access exclusive content and connect with other Kotter change practitioners, fellow Achieving Lasting Change participants, and Kotter experts.

Achieving Lasting Change