Next short course date: To be confirmed.
The session focuses on how you can effectively achieve change, drawing on relevant models, diagnostic tools and techniques enabling participants to apply a people-centric approach to engage key stakeholders in the change process. With consideration of the practical challenges of business transformations, the session enhances participants capabilities to lead and manage change effectively, focusing on key topics such as the impact of change on wellbeing, to ensure an approach to change that is inclusive, and coping with opposition to change.
It focuses on the importance of understanding the effects of change on individuals and teams and of engaging them throughout the change journey. Enhancing participants skills to manage and lead people through planned transformation changes. It sets out frameworks, perspectives and practical approaches which those attending could apply in practice.
Hear from Professor Julie Hodges as she introduces the 'Leading People-Centric Change' short course.
Professor Julie Hodges, PhD, MA, BA, PHEA, Academic Fellow ICMCI, Senior Fellow FME, CMBE
Julie is a leading expert on change in organisations, particularly the role and impact of people during transformations. She joined the Business School in 2006. Before entering the academic world Julie worked as a business consultant for over 20 years in several profit and non-profit organisations, including PwC. At PwC Julie was responsible for organisational change and management development in a number of companies including Barclays, Shell, BBC, Lloyds, Reuters. Julie has also worked with Vertex where she set up and led a commercial consultancy team. Her first role was with the British Council where she was the Development Consultant for East Asia. Since joining academia and Durham University Business School Julie has taught a number of modules across the full-time, online & executive MBA programmes including: Leading and Managing People; Management Consultancy; and the Boardroom Exercise. She has also delivered programmes on leading and managing change as part of the Business School’s Senior Leader Apprenticeship programme and also for companies such as Nissan, Dell Technologies and Carlsberg Marston.
Julie has held a number of leadership roles within the Business School including Associate Dean for MBA & DBA programmes.
Julie has published in a number of international journals on change in organisations and written several books on organizational change including ‘Managing and Leading People through Organizational Change’ and her latest one ‘People-Centric Organizational Change’
Julie is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Academic Fellow of the ICMCI (International Council of Management Consulting Institutes) and a Senior Fellow of the Foundation for Management Education (FME). She is also a member of the editorial board of the ‘Management Consulting’ journal.
Join us to gain practical insights, sharpen your skills, and make a lasting impact on your company’s trajectory. Contact one of our team if you would like to find out more at exec.ed@durham.ac.uk
"I thoroughly enjoyed the short course Leading People-Centric Change and found it particularly relevant to my role in Amazon where everything is constantly changing and evolving. Being able to link with like-minded individuals from others businesses brought the teaching to life, and I learned several valuable skills which I am looking forward to implementing in my role."
Claire Jenkins, Pathways Operations Manager, Amazon
"A great experience learning about Organisational Change from an expert. A combination of case study, workshop, sharing experiences and lecture created variation across the two days. I feel more equipped to manage this process."
Fiona Melvin, Director of Finance and Operations, New Writing North
"The Leading People - Centric Change short course provided me with practical tools and techniques that I could take back to my workplace and make an immediate difference. The course was delivered in an informal style which allowed the cohort to feel at ease and comfortable to contribute."
Paul Taylor, Customer Feedback Director, Stanley Black and Decker
