Essential Change Toolkit
About This Course
When barriers get in the way of our change, it can often take us off guard and derail our progress. How many times have we looked back on a change effort and reflected, “If only I had seen that coming…?”
In this course, you will explore the most common barriers to change and the factors that influence them so you can more readily anticipate what might slow you down. You’ll then learn how to overcome those obstacles and inspire more action from more people to support your change.
Essential Change Toolkit was designed by the most seasoned Kotter experts. As part of the experience, you will uncover where you might encounter resistance, and then practice various tactics to address the obstacles created by people, systems, and processes.
This course includes an extensive collection of tools and resources that will help you remove barriers to change – today and in the future.
Core Content
Essential Change Toolkit is for anyone looking to acquire a robust set of tools and skills for navigating common roadblocks to change.
While not required, we recommend completing Foundations of Change prior to taking this course.
6 hours of total learning (including interactive activities, practical exercises, and reflection time).
At the completion of this course, you can expect to:
- Be able to describe the most likely sources and types of barriers and resistance to change
- Understand the tools for removing barriers to change
- Know how to create effective stakeholder engagement strategies
- Be able to craft communication plans that broadly engage others in the change vision
- Create conditions for expanding empowered action to accelerate key changes
- Apply practices for equipping others to drive key changes and overcome structural and systemic barriers to change
Course Outline | Essential Change Toolkit is based on four core content modules:
Module 1. Recognize, Identify, and Understand Barriers to Change
Modules 2–4. Enable Action by Removing Barriers | Tools Workshop
- Stakeholder mapping
- Stakeholder engagement planning
- Change impact analysis
- Communications planning
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 Essential Change Toolkit, 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 Essential Change Toolkit participants, and Kotter experts.