Stephen Doiron - Managing Change - Practical Strategies & Tactics for Today's Leaders at All Levels
In his 2007 book 'Leading Change', John P. Kotter said these prophetic words: “The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades." Few would argue this today. As John P. Kotter predicted, most people would agree, based on their own experience, that the rate at which change is happening has never been greater. And it is happening in all industries and sectors (Private, Public & NFP) as organizations strive to deliver greater value and remain sustainable. With the rate of change intensifying and the desire to deliver change sooner, organizations are investing in solutions which offer rapid deployment features. As well, it is becoming more and more common for organizations to be dealing with multiple changes simultaneously. And while organizations continue to drive “more change sooner”, greater emphasis is being placed on leaders at all levels, to effectively manage their teams through the change process. As a consequence, managers at all levels are being called upon to direct more time and energy toward actively leading their team through the change process. With the emphasis on increasing the level and speed of adoption to the new way of doing things, successfully managing people through change has become for leaders more challenging than ever before. The relationship between successful change and leadership is well documented. According to Prosci Change Management, visible and active leadership continues to be the #1 factor for successful change. What is also well documented is that resistance from mid-level managers and employees is the leading risk factor to successful change. Knowing this, it is incumbent upon all organizations to ensure their leaders at all levels have the proper training and tools in order to support their teams through change within the limits of their responsibilities. This presentation will outline the roles of leadership at all levels in guiding/supporting people through the change process. In addition, Stephen will offer practical strategies, tactics and tools that can be used immediately to enhance leaders’ effectiveness through any change process.
BIO:
Stephen Doiron is co-owner and President of Change Management Professionals Inc. (CMP). Stephen has over 25 years of change management, coaching and consulting experience, including 13 years of change management leadership in senior operations management roles with RBC’s Atlantic Region in Canada. His responsibilities provided exposure to several unique work environments and critical involvement in a variety of broad based national strategic and organizational change initiatives. As President of Change Management Professionals since 2000, Stephen has provided leadership guidance, coaching and support to senior level management teams and their employees in Private Sector , Public Sector and NFP Sector organizations across a diverse range of industries. He has also led extensive organizational change in the culture change movement in Long Term Care throughout Nova Scotia. Stephen has served as a Director and Board Chairperson of a public company, (Innovative Properties Inc. - INR - TSXV) from 2005-2008, where he led the transition of that organization to new leadership. An experienced Change Management practitioner, Stephen is certified in Prosci Change Management Methodologies which focus on leading the “people side” of change (Prosci -Colorado USA, is the world leader is Change Management best practices). In addition, Stephen has extensive training and experience in Strategic Planning, Operational Analysis, Organizational Change, Performance Management Coaching, Business Process Improvement and People Management.
BIO:
Stephen Doiron is co-owner and President of Change Management Professionals Inc. (CMP). Stephen has over 25 years of change management, coaching and consulting experience, including 13 years of change management leadership in senior operations management roles with RBC’s Atlantic Region in Canada. His responsibilities provided exposure to several unique work environments and critical involvement in a variety of broad based national strategic and organizational change initiatives. As President of Change Management Professionals since 2000, Stephen has provided leadership guidance, coaching and support to senior level management teams and their employees in Private Sector , Public Sector and NFP Sector organizations across a diverse range of industries. He has also led extensive organizational change in the culture change movement in Long Term Care throughout Nova Scotia. Stephen has served as a Director and Board Chairperson of a public company, (Innovative Properties Inc. - INR - TSXV) from 2005-2008, where he led the transition of that organization to new leadership. An experienced Change Management practitioner, Stephen is certified in Prosci Change Management Methodologies which focus on leading the “people side” of change (Prosci -Colorado USA, is the world leader is Change Management best practices). In addition, Stephen has extensive training and experience in Strategic Planning, Operational Analysis, Organizational Change, Performance Management Coaching, Business Process Improvement and People Management.
