Most change efforts stall not because the strategy is wrong but because people were never brought along, the culture pushed back and nobody planned how the change would be sustained. Five days give managers and specialists a disciplined way to plan and deliver change that sticks.
You study established models such as Kotter's eight steps, ADKAR and Lewin, and learn when each one helps. Sessions cover case for change, stakeholder and impact analysis, change readiness assessment, culture diagnosis, resistance management, communication and engagement plans, training needs, change champions and the measures that show whether adoption is happening. Organisational development methods such as appreciative inquiry, team effectiveness reviews and structured feedback are applied to real situations. The programme is designed for HR and organisational development practitioners, programme and project managers, department heads, transformation office staff, quality and process improvement leads, and consultants in companies, public bodies and NGOs. It runs in the classroom in cities across Africa and the Gulf, online, or in-house for an organisation's own change initiative, and concludes with a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can draft a change plan, run a culture assessment and lead a team through a transition.
Mergers, system rollouts, restructuring, new service models and leadership transitions are now routine for organisations of every size. Yet studies and experience repeatedly show that a high share of these initiatives fall short of their intended benefits. The usual causes are people-related: unclear purpose, weak sponsorship, overloaded staff and a culture that quietly resists what leaders announce.
The Planning and Implementation of Change, Culture and Organisational Development Training Course gives participants a complete method. It begins with defining the change and its business case, moves through stakeholder analysis and readiness assessment, and then treats culture as something that can be observed, discussed and shaped rather than left to chance. Participants plan communication, training and reinforcement, and design the governance that keeps a programme on course.
Each topic is applied to a live or sample change scenario. Participants complete the programme with a written change plan, a culture assessment approach and a set of adoption indicators they can take straight into their own organisations, along with a clearer sense of the leadership behaviours that make people willing to change.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Participants take away practical outputs:
The workshop format keeps theory short and application frequent. Participants will:
Day 1: Understanding Change and Making the Case
Day 2: Stakeholders, Impact and Readiness
Day 3: Diagnosing and Shaping Culture
Day 4: Engagement, Communication and Resistance
Day 5: Organisational Development Tools and Sustaining Change
The programme is intended for people who sponsor, plan or support change, including:
Participants who attend the programme in full and complete the planning exercises receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
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By the end of the Planning and Implementation of Change, Culture & Organisational Development programme, you'll be able to compare leading change models and choose an approach that fits the situation, build a clear case for change and a vision that staff can repeat, analyse stakeholders, impacts and readiness before launching a change, and diagnose organisational culture using surveys, interviews and observation. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is intended for people who sponsor, plan or support change, including: HR managers and organisational development practitioners, Heads of department and senior managers leading transitions, Programme and project managers, Transformation and strategy office staff, Business process improvement and quality managers, Internal communications officers, Change champions nominated by their departments, Internal and external consultants, and Leaders of NGOs and public institutions undergoing reform.
Planning and Implementation of Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Planning and Implementation of Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Planning and Implementation of Change, Culture & Organisational Development starts November 2, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Planning and Implementation of Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Planning and Implementation of Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Planning and Implementation of Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Planning and Implementation of Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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