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Creating Your Change Process Toolbox

Taking stock of your talents and values and incorporating them into the change process
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Course: On-Demand
Beginner Provider Cynthia Wilcox  4 Lessons ·  11m  in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese 

Course Description

Change happens to all of us, but will we have the tools and resources to be ready when it does? This course on "Creating Your Toolbox" will help you compile a toolbox of skills, actionable approaches, and new mindsets rooted in your personal values, goals, and strengths that you can implement when change happens in your workplace. Creating a strategy to personally approach change and use it to your advantage is a great asset to any employee. This course will help you build that toolbox of skills by showing you how to establish a list of your personal values, which can help ground you during any change. Then you'll learn how to use SMART goals to create a roadmap through change, identifying and relying on your personal strengths and thinking styles in the process. Finally, you'll learn other healthy coping mechanisms to help you face and overcome change.

What You'll Learn

  • Build a personal toolbox of skills, approaches, and mindsets to cope with change in the workplace
  • Identify and utilize your personal values to stay grounded during change
  • Establish SMART goals to create a roadmap for navigating change and defining actions
  • Recognize your personal strengths and thinking styles using the Whole Brain Model
  • Apply healthy coping mechanisms to face and overcome change inside and outside the workplace
  • Use your toolbox to successfully handle various types of change

Key Takeaways

  • Establishing a list of personal values can help ground you during any change.
  • SMART goals provide a roadmap to navigate change and define the actions needed to move through it.
  • Identifying personal strengths and thinking styles, including through the Whole Brain Model, supports how you approach change.
  • Healthy coping mechanisms can help you face and overcome change both inside and outside the workplace.
  • Creating a personal strategy to approach change and use it to your advantage is a valuable asset to any employee.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will this course help me create?

It helps you compile a toolbox of skills, actionable approaches, and new mindsets rooted in your personal values, goals, and strengths that you can implement when change happens in your workplace.

What topics does the course cover?

The course covers understanding your values, knowing your goals and defining actions, strengths versus shortcomings, and coping mechanisms. It also introduces SMART goals and the Whole Brain Model for identifying different thinking styles.

Who is this course for?

It is aimed at employees who want to create a personal strategy to approach change and use it to their advantage in the workplace.

What skills will I gain from this course?

The course develops skills including change agility, organizational skills, change management, change management planning, IT change management, and organizational change management.

Does the course address coping with change outside of work?

Yes. It teaches healthy ways to cope with change outside the workplace in addition to handling change at work.