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Coping With Change Series

Learn how to cope with organizational change
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Course: On-Demand
Essential Provider Cynthia Wilcox  13 Lessons ·  32m  in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese 

Course Description

Change can feel sudden and terrifying, but coping with change is a skill you can learn so things won’t feel so out of control. This course on "Coping with Change" gives you everyday strategies to find a way through changes at work, whether it be a change in job duties or a complete restructuring. You'll learn what tools to keep in your "coping toolbox" so that you can meet any change head-on and know what to do with it. Above all, knowing how to positively cope with change is both a personal and professional life skill.

Dealing with change in the workplace is an everyday occurrence, from new technology to new coworkers to new projects. But are you prepared to suddenly handle a change in your duties, a new manager, or to lead your team through a challenge? This course will help you understand the different types of change that can occur, both external and internal. It will also show you how to tap into your values, examine your goals, and use your personal strengths to cope with change when it happens, and help process it to understand how you'll be affected by it. The strategies in this course will make you better prepared, and will equip you to help your employees deal with change in the workplace, too.

What You'll Learn

  • Identify internal change and the impact it has on you and your work
  • Recognize external forces of change, including external cultural change, and their impact
  • Build a personal toolbox of skills and strengths to cope with change
  • Discover your values and define your goals to stay grounded during cycles of change
  • Recognize the Emotional Change Cycle and how change affects your goals
  • Learn what not to do in the face of change and how to lead employees through workplace change

Key Takeaways

  • Coping with change is a skill you can learn so that change feels less out of control.
  • Change in the workplace can be internal or external, including external cultural change, and each type has its own impact.
  • Tapping into your values, goals, and personal strengths helps you cope with change and process how it affects you.
  • Knowing how to positively cope with change is both a personal and a professional life skill.
  • The strategies in this course also equip you to help your employees deal with change in the workplace.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this course for?

It is for anyone who wants everyday strategies to handle change at work, including those who may need to lead a team through change or help employees deal with change in the workplace.

What does the Coping With Change Series cover?

It covers the different types of change that can occur, both external and internal, how to tap into your values, examine your goals, and use your personal strengths to cope with change, the Emotional Change Cycle, building coping mechanisms, and what not to do in the face of change.

What skills will I gain from this course?

You will learn to identify internal and external forces of change and their impact, build a coping toolbox of skills and strengths, discover your values, understand how change affects your goals, use your strengths to manage change, and recognize the Emotional Change Cycle.

What topics or lessons are included?

Lessons include Welcome, Internal Change, External Forces of Change, External Cultural Change, Understanding Your Values, Knowing Your Goals and Defining Actions, Strengths vs. Shortcomings, The Emotional Change Cycle, Coping Mechanisms, knowledge-check tests, and a Conclusion.

Will this course help me manage change as both a personal and professional skill?

Yes. The course presents coping with change as both a personal and professional life skill, and its strategies are also intended to equip you to help your employees deal with change in the workplace.