Overview
What you will study
The capabilities of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing are exciting. During digital transformation, it is easy to get caught up in technical solutions and forget you are designing them for the benefit of people. Most organizations engage in a change to realize some business benefits (reduce costs, improve sales, increase productivity, etc.), however, research shows that only half of the organizations see the intended results, and 25% actually see a decrease in business results.
When overlooked or ignored, the emotional impacts of transformational change on people causes unproductive behaviours that can, and often do, end in these poor outcomes. By taking the Leading Transformational Change course offered by Athabasca University , you’ll learn what is unique about transformational change, common pitfalls, what the latest brain science says about why change is so hard, and how you can successfully navigate your organization through digital transformation.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Understand and identify the difference between ‘regular’ change and transformational change
- Recognize transformational change may require new skill sets and approaches to what they may have done in the past
- Humanize resistance to change by understanding the motivation of all people to move away from discomfort and toward comfort
- Understand and recognize/identify common pitfalls of transformational change within their organizational setting, or as it applies to their change initiative
- Recognize the power of leadership in the success or failure of transformational change
- The ability to evaluate your leadership and the leadership of others
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- On-Demand
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Strategic Management Leadership View 59 other Short Courses in Strategic Management in CanadaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Managers/leaders that have a basic understanding of business and economics
- Managers/leaders that have familiarity with IT and digital technology, including a grasp of concepts such as networking, algorithms, and databases
- Organizations that want to understand how new technologies will affect their future
Tuition Fee
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International
600 CAD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 600 CAD for the full programme during 3 months. -
National
600 CAD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 600 CAD for the full programme during 3 months.