Live Online Practical Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course
Live online, instructor-led · next cohort Nov 9, 2026 · from USD 800
Most change programmes stall not because the strategy is wrong but because people, habits and culture were left out of the plan. Five workshop days help HR practitioners and managers turn change from an announcement into a managed process that staff actually adopt. You diagnose the existing culture with surveys, interviews and cultural mapping, assess readiness, and map stakeholders by influence and impact. You then apply Kotter's eight steps, the ADKAR model and Lewin's force field analysis to plan real changes, draft communication and training plans, and anticipate resistance.
Later sessions look at organisational design, role clarity, team effectiveness, coaching, and how to measure whether new behaviours have taken hold. Practical work includes building a change impact assessment and a sustainment plan for a live workplace issue of your choosing. The programme suits HR business partners, organisational development officers, project and programme managers, department heads, transformation leads and consultants in public bodies, NGOs, banks and private firms. Delivery is classroom, online or in-house, with a CPD-accredited certificate. You return able to run a change initiative from diagnosis to embedding.
At a Glance
How Live Online Training Works
Live online training, led by a trainer in real time, for participants anywhere.
More about live online training →- Format
- Live online, instructor-led
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 800 (KES 80,000)
- Next start dates
- Nov 9, 2026, Dec 7, 2026, Jan 4, 2027
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- What you need
- A computer with a reliable internet connection, a webcam and a headset
About this course
Organisations in every sector are restructuring, digitising and merging, and each shift asks people to work differently. When leaders underestimate the human side, projects overrun, good staff leave and old habits quietly return. Practitioners who can read a culture, plan change deliberately and keep momentum are therefore among the most valued people in any institution.
The Practical Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course gives participants a usable toolkit rather than a survey of theory. It starts with how culture forms and how to diagnose it, then covers readiness assessment, stakeholder analysis, sponsorship and the design of a change roadmap. Participants work with established models, compare their strengths, and learn when each fits. The middle of the course examines communication, training, resistance and change fatigue, while the final days turn to organisational design, team development, coaching and the metrics that show whether change is sticking.
Every session is applied. Delegates bring a real or realistic change challenge and progressively build the documents a change lead would produce: an impact assessment, a communication plan, a resistance response and an embedding plan that can be taken straight back to the workplace.
Training Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Diagnose organisational culture using surveys, interviews, observation and cultural mapping.
- Assess change readiness and identify the groups most affected by a proposed change.
- Apply models such as Kotter, ADKAR and force field analysis to plan change initiatives.
- Develop stakeholder engagement, communication and training plans for each phase of change.
- Anticipate and respond constructively to resistance and change fatigue.
- Use organisational development interventions to strengthen teams, roles and leadership.
- Measure adoption and design actions that sustain new behaviours.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants leave the course with:
- A culture diagnostic approach they can run in their own organisation.
- A completed stakeholder map with engagement actions.
- A change impact assessment and communication calendar.
- A resistance response guide with practical conversation techniques.
- A set of adoption measures and a sustainment plan.
- A personal playbook of change and organisational development tools.
Training Methodology
The programme is built around practice and reflection:
- Workshop sessions in which delegates build real change documents
- Short case studies of restructures, mergers and system rollouts
- Role plays for sponsor briefings and resistance conversations
- Peer consulting on each participant's live change challenge
- Reusable templates for assessments, plans and diagnostics
Day 1: Understanding Change and Culture
- Why change efforts succeed or fail
- Layers of culture: values, norms, artefacts and behaviours
- Culture diagnostics: surveys, focus groups and observation
- Linking culture to strategy and performance
- The role of leaders, sponsors and change agents
- Exercise: mapping the culture of a case organisation
Day 2: Planning the Change
- Kotter's eight steps and Lewin's force field analysis
- The ADKAR model for individual transitions
- Readiness assessment and change impact analysis
- Stakeholder mapping by influence and interest
- Building a case for change and a vision
- Drafting a change roadmap with milestones
Day 3: Communication, Engagement and Resistance
- Message design for different audiences
- Two-way channels and change champion networks
- Why people resist and what the resistance signals
- Holding difficult conversations about change
- Change fatigue and managing multiple initiatives
- Role play: responding to resistance in a team meeting
Day 4: Organisational Development in Practice
- Organisational design, roles and structure choices
- Team diagnosis and team effectiveness interventions
- Coaching and facilitation for change leaders
- Leadership alignment and sponsor coaching
- Learning and development support for new ways of working
- Workshop: designing an intervention for a struggling team
Day 5: Embedding and Measuring Change
- Adoption metrics and pulse surveys
- Reinforcement through policies, rewards and systems
- Reviewing lessons and adjusting course
- Sustaining culture shifts after the project team leaves
- Ethical practice in change and organisational development
- Presentation of change plans and personal action plan
The course is designed for those who plan, lead or support organisational change, including:
- Human resource business partners and HR managers
- Organisational development and learning officers
- Project and programme managers handling people-heavy change
- Heads of department and senior supervisors
- Transformation and strategy office staff
- Internal communication specialists
- Independent consultants and coaches
- Managers in mergers, restructures and digital rollouts
On completion of the programme and its workshop assignments, participants receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Practical Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course Venues
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Live Online Practical Change, Culture & Organisational Development Training Course
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Practical Change, Culture & Organisational Development programme, you'll be able to diagnose organisational culture using surveys, interviews, observation and cultural mapping, assess change readiness and identify the groups most affected by a proposed change, apply models such as kotter, adkar and force field analysis to plan change initiatives, and develop stakeholder engagement, communication and training plans for each phase of change. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is designed for those who plan, lead or support organisational change, including: Human resource business partners and HR managers, Organisational development and learning officers, Project and programme managers handling people-heavy change, Heads of department and senior supervisors, Transformation and strategy office staff, Internal communication specialists, Independent consultants and coaches, and Managers in mergers, restructures and digital rollouts.
Practical 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.
Practical 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 Practical Change, Culture & Organisational Development starts November 9, 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 Practical 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.
Practical 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 Practical 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 — Practical 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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