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Leading Change

Presented by Jesse Freese, Fissure Corporation, Minneapolis

Tuesday, September 16 - 8:30-4:30

Courtyard by Marriott - Moorhead

 

"Change happens one person at a time" - Virginia Satir. Whether you agree or disagree with Virginia, most of us can agree that change does happen all the time - so why do most of our major change initiatives take so long? And why is there so much resistance to the change? With a better understanding of change and transition and some new leadership tools, we will be more successful in leading change in our organizations.

Can you become a better change management leader - helping teams through change and transition with less resistance - consistently?

What do you need to know to lead a team through a major change -and the associated transition?

People go through five phases as a result of a major change - do you know what you can do to facilitate this process? Do you know what leadership techniques to use in each phase?

A successful change plan is dependent on understanding the transition process and applying proven techniques in leading and traversing each stage. The five stages of a transition are described in detail as an example change and transition is presented. Because resistance to change comes in different levels, participants learn to recognize resistance and learn what they need to do to minimize and address that resistance.

Beneficial change techniques like positive focus and effective questions are also presented and then used by the participants as they apply their new knowledge in creating a change plan for a current major change they are leading. Participants leave with a leading change plan template, a completed example plan, and their own practical leading change plan.

About Jesse Freese:

Jesse Freese is well known for his interactive presentations on the topics of project management, leadership and change management. He has presented at the Project Management Institute (PMI) national symposium, PMI Chapter symposium, and PMI Chapter meeting levels. Many of Jesse's presentations include audience participation and deal not only with the "hard" side of project management, but also with the "soft" side. All of his presentations include "real-life" stories that are relevant and entertaining.

For the past 17 years Jesse has been a partner with Fissure Corporation. Since joining Fissure, Jesse has successfully guided over 5000 students through a variety of project management and leadership related training workshops. Prior to joining Fissure, Jesse spent 17 years in engineering development and management for a major computer and software development company.

Jesse is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota in the Master of Science in Software Engineering Degree Program, a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a founder of the Twin Cities Software Process Improvement Network (TwinSPIN) organization.