Developing People, Organisations and HR Strategy

Registration and coffee

Welcome, introduction and objectives for the two days

Chaired by: Robbie Cowan

Characteristics of change and factors affecting change

• Dimensions of change - and their implications - from acquisitions and mergers to restructures and downsizing
• Assessing major issues involved in organisational change: why change may be necessary in your organisation
• What are the key stages in the process of change?
• How can change be effectively managed and through which processes?

Understanding the impact of change for individuals

• Understanding the psychology of change
• Identifying different perceptions of change: recognising your own and other's common reactions to change

Anchoring change in business objectives

• What are your company's business and corporate objectives?
• What are the business drivers for change?
• What is HR's value proposition to the business?
• Where is HR's contribution to the change process recognised - by senior management, line management, employees, HR itself and investors?
• How to influence business strategy formulation to not merely responding to it (e.g. identifying barriers to effective merger integration, staffing implications of growth scenarios)

Practical implications: what HR interventions make a difference?

Practical session: driving organisational change successfully

Shifting attitude and behaviour

• Strategies and tactics to removing blockades
• Shifting attitudes, creating momentum, aligning behaviours
• Managing resistance to change

End of day one