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Stephen Doiron - Managing Change - Practical Strategies & Tactics for Today's Leaders at All Levels                                                               

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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. 



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  • Home
  • Registration
  • Program
    • 2023 Session One >
      • Employer Panel
      • Juliet Turpin
      • Ross Saunders
      • Chris Keevill
      • Natalie Ripp
    • 2023 Session Two >
      • Women in Technology Panel
      • Susan Power
      • Robert Newcombe
      • Greg Kirczenow
      • Zafar Muhammad
    • 2023 Session Three >
      • Agile Panel
      • Carlo Carandang
      • Graham MacDougall
      • Jessica Reid
      • Angela Arsenault
  • Keynote - Shawn Kanungo
  • Sponsor
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    • PDS Committee
  • Previous Events
    • 2019 Program >
      • Opening Address - Chris Crowell
      • Mike Lipkin - Keynote
      • 2019 Session One >
        • Precious Williams
        • 2019 Robert Newcombe
        • Martin Davis
        • Women in IT Mini-Panel
        • Dawson Mossman
      • 2019 Session Two >
        • 2019 Susan Power
        • Doug Denny
        • Karla Pooley
        • Blockchain Mini Panel
        • Thomas Ley
      • 2019 Session Three >
        • Tracy Zwicker-Forbes
        • James Slupsky
        • Kim Scaravelli
        • Nachiket Parab
        • Chris Mitchell
    • 2018 Program >
      • Jim Harris Morning Keynote Speaker
      • Jim Harris Lunch Keynote Speaker
      • 2018 Session One >
        • Jean-Claude Beaudry
        • John Robertson
        • Chris Fullerton
        • Bill Carroll
        • Ian Ghent
      • 2018 Session Two >
        • Danielle Comeau
        • Stephen Smith
        • Martha Wenc
        • Andrew Pery
        • Mini-panel - Evolution of Technology
      • 2018 Session Three >
        • Charles Villanyi Bokor
        • Melanie Gallant
        • Mini-panel PM Stories
        • Tim Dickinson
        • James Slupsky
      • 2018 Session Four >
        • Perry McLeod
        • John Buckley
        • Emad Rizkalla
        • Michelle Murray
    • 2017 Program >
      • Ted Graham Keynote Speaker
      • 2017 Executive Panel >
        • Fawn Annan - Moderator
        • Peter Burns
        • Sandra Cascadden
        • Roman Coba
        • Spiro Bokolas
        • Jeremy Wubs
      • 2017 Session One >
        • Dianne Gaudet
        • Kevin Schwenker
        • Brenda Fay
        • Matthew Leach
        • Jeremy McCurdy
      • 2017 Session Two >
        • Katalin Allen
        • Victor Zhu
        • Gary Cox
        • Robin Veinotte
        • Nathan Dennison
      • 2017 Session Three >
        • Ian MacNeil and Carrie Forbes
        • John Trites
        • Teri Fearn
        • Brian Fanning
        • Anas Aman
      • 2017 Session Four >
        • Victoria Mcintosh
        • John Robertson
        • Emily Hemlow
        • Jordan Kyriakidis
        • Patrick Rogers
    • 2016 Program >
      • 2016 Keynotes >
        • Jennifer Gillivan - Opening Keynote
        • Perry Monaco - Lunch Keynote
      • 2016 Session One >
        • Ian MacVicar
        • Natalie Doyle Oldfield
        • Victor Zhu
        • Grant Sullivan and Greg Foran
      • 2016 Session Two >
        • Livia Botyanszki Boss
        • Ron RIchard
        • Patricia Uptegrove
        • Dale Kehler and Lynn Clark
      • 2016 Session Three >
        • Catherine Vardy
        • Devin Cameron and Melissa Reid
        • Steve Caseley
        • Victoria McIntosh 2016
      • 2016 Session Four >
        • Louise Harris
        • Mike Frenette
        • Stephen Doiron
        • Tim Pratt
    • 2015 Program >
      • 2015 Session One
      • 2015 Session Two
      • 2015 Session Three
      • 2015 Session Four
    • 2014 Presentations
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    • 2013 Workshops
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