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Newsletter
MARCH 2010 NEGOTIATING TO WIN: 11th March 2010, Belfast
This training workshop enables participants to self-discover the essential principles in Negotiating with Synergy. It is an ethical, principled, Win-Win negotiating process based on research from the Harvard Negotiating Project and the international best seller “Getting to YES” by Fisher and Ury.
Click here for more >>4TH ANNUAL LEAN SYMPOSIUM: 30th & 31st March, Clonmel
This symposium is a highly interactive one which includes a half day workshop to assist manufacturing and service organisations implement and sustain Lean initiatives in the current global economic climate. Irish-based companies Shannon Aerospace, Green Isle Foods, Lake Region Medical and Bulmers will present on their lean experiences to date.
Click here for more >>TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING EDUCATION: 6th - 9th April 2010, Dublin
IBM and the IEEE are hosting an international conference on the role of cross-disciplinary instruction in preparing engineering graduates to meet the changing needs of employers.
Click here for more >>SPC - STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL: 29th & 30th April 2010, Athlone
This two-day course is facilitated by First Polymer Training in Athlone. Superior product quality and process performance is achieved by identifying and resolving the causes of the process variation. SPC is an essential tool for companies implementing ISO 9001, ISO 14001, QS 9000 and lean six sigma.
Click here for more >>6 SIGMA ON 30 ROCK
For those of you who missed it first time round in Jan `09, have a giggle!
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Change Management:
"The soft stuff is the hard stuff"
Re-engineering the Corporation, Michael Hammer
Your scientists, engineers and accountants may do a wonderful job in developing new ideas for product and processes re-design. But what use are these ideas if getting people to embrace and implement the changes proves to be a really significant obstacle?
Cordatus change agents enable clients to develop effective teams, and to create working environments where change is embraced as a necessary part of daily life. We facilitate practical structured workshops for internal change agents.
MANAGING PEOPLE THROUGH A CHANGE PROCESS
2-day workshopOverview
In his book, "Management Challenges for the 21st Century", Peter Drucker suggests that to thrive in the new millennium managers need to do more than manage change; they need to lead it too. While our Lean and Six Sigma training equips managers to lead change in business, by constantly reviewing and re-tuning processes, we realise that successful change requires managers to focus on the dynamics of personal transition too.Our interactive workshop addresses:
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the value of change
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reasons for low commitment to change
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building a strong team to implement the change
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how to communicate to ensure successful change
- the difference between change and transition
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personal attitudes to change
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three processes involved in transition
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managing personal sense of loss during change/ transition
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integrating the dynamics of personal transition in change projects.
Day 1
Group/Team Dynamics
Team Roles
Team Size
Supporting the Team through the Stages of Team Evolution
Setting up the Team
The Role of the Team in Embracing ChangeDay 2
Personal Attitude to Change/Impact on the Team
Typical Responses to Change
Team Leader Role in Overcoming Resistance
Building Commitment to Change
New Communication Style
Key People Issues - establishing a foundation for positive change
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