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Every leader has to manage change and navigate crises. The key to success is knowing how to guide your team through uncertainty and help them emerge stronger. In this course, you'll develop essential skills to build resilience, lead change initiatives, and navigate crisis situations with confidence. You'll learn research-backed strategies to address resistance, communicate effectively during uncertainty, and support teams through recovery. By developing your ability to adapt quickly and transform challenges into opportunities, you'll help your organization not just survive but thrive in volatile environments.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to lead teams successfully through change and crisis by building organizational resilience, executing strategic improvement initiatives, and applying compassionate leadership techniques to navigate uncertainty while maintaining high performance and team cohesion.
In today’s organizations, change may be the only constant. By learning to navigate change, you can turn uncertainty into opportunity—and that benefits you, your team, and your organization.
What's included
11 videos27 readings1 assignment
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11 videos•Total 27 minutes
Bust the Myth on Change•2 minutes
Make the Most of Constant Change•3 minutes
What’s Your Outlook on Change?•3 minutes
Prepare Your Brain for Change•2 minutes
Learn into Change•2 minutes
Psychological Safety at Work: SAFE•3 minutes
Engage People in Change Through Inquiry•3 minutes
Use “Social Proof” to Change Behavior•3 minutes
How to Successfully Implement a Change Initiative•3 minutes
Help People Shift Their Thinking About a Change•3 minutes
Are You Sabotaging Your Team’s Change Efforts?•2 minutes
27 readings•Total 270 minutes
Your Role in Change•10 minutes
Change? Again?•10 minutes
What change means for you•10 minutes
Bust the myth about change•10 minutes
Get your team involved•10 minutes
Navigate Continual Change•10 minutes
How do you respond to change?•10 minutes
Name your emotions•10 minutes
Bounce back from challenges•10 minutes
Get ready to learn•10 minutes
Make new habits stick•10 minutes
Inspire Your Team to Initiate Change•10 minutes
Make improvements together•10 minutes
Make it safe to take risks•10 minutes
Where improvement ideas come from•10 minutes
How to test your ideas•10 minutes
Lead a Change Initiative•10 minutes
Make the case for change•10 minutes
Get people on your side•10 minutes
What about change critics?•10 minutes
Make plans—and build in flexibility•10 minutes
Keep the momentum going•10 minutes
Address Resistance to Change•10 minutes
When people struggle with change•10 minutes
Resistance: A force for good?•10 minutes
Is your team overloaded?•10 minutes
When people want to change but can’t•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Change Management•30 minutes
Crisis Management
Module 2•7 hours to complete
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Crises are painful and sometimes devastating, but they also mark turning points. Discover practices for acting despite uncertainty, communicating clearly, leading with compassion, and regaining momentum as the crisis abates.
What's included
9 videos36 readings1 assignment
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9 videos•Total 24 minutes
Instincts Only Get You So Far in a Crisis•2 minutes
Plan—and Be Ready to Shift Gears•2 minutes
When Everything Feels Like a Priority•2 minutes
Three Rules for Communicating During a Crisis•3 minutes
Upgrade Your Virtual Meetings During a Crisis•3 minutes
Stay Close to Your Team During Uncertain Times•2 minutes
Trouble Connecting with Your Team? Try Stories•4 minutes
Capture Your Team’s Wisdom Through Stories•3 minutes
Remain Nimble After a Crisis•2 minutes
36 readings•Total 360 minutes
What You Need to Tackle a Crisis•10 minutes
A crisis isn’t just a “big problem”•10 minutes
You’ll handle many crises in your career•10 minutes
Rely on both instincts and skills•10 minutes
Respond Swiftly to a Crisis•10 minutes
Keep the crisis from escalating•10 minutes
Act despite uncertainty•10 minutes
Tackle a crisis from multiple angles•10 minutes
Create small, flexible plans•10 minutes
Help your team gain traction•10 minutes
Be ready and willing to pivot•10 minutes
Prepare for uneven progress•10 minutes
Communicate Early and Often During a Crisis•10 minutes
Address your team’s big concerns•10 minutes
“Will there be layoffs?” and other tough questions•10 minutes
Be clear, specific, and direct•10 minutes
Avoid common communication mistakes•10 minutes
Listen to your team•10 minutes
Stay in touch with customers and suppliers•10 minutes
Make the most of virtual meetings•10 minutes
Be the bearer of good news•10 minutes
Lead with Compassion in a Crisis•10 minutes
Draw on your compassion•10 minutes
Be real with your team•10 minutes
Create touchpoints to keep people connected•10 minutes
Protect against burnout•10 minutes
Put your own oxygen mask on first•10 minutes
Manage your strong emotions•10 minutes
Emerge Stronger from a Crisis•10 minutes
Expect a new normal after a crisis•10 minutes
Help your team recover and heal•10 minutes
Shift out of crisis mode•10 minutes
Capture critical lessons•10 minutes
Prepare for the next crisis•10 minutes
Chart a path forward•10 minutes
Stay nimble•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Crisis Management•30 minutes
Graded Assessments and Projects
Module 3•1 hour to complete
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What's included
2 assignments
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2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Course-End Assessment•30 minutes
Course-End Project•30 minutes
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