Rotman Leading Strategic Change online program
Give your organization a competitive advantage with a robust digital transformation plan.
The only constant is change, but how does it apply in business? Now, more than ever, your organization needs to evolve and implement strategic change to stay relevant.
Discover how to drive strategic change in your organization with this Rotman Leading Strategic Change online program from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. With in-depth insight into the concepts underpinning organizational change, you’ll learn how to create, implement, and maintain a strategic change initiative (SCI) in your company.
Throughout this program, you’ll study different techniques and systems for initiating change with each of the weekly modules focusing on a different tool set. Over six weeks, you’ll explore how methods like role modeling, leveraging personal networks, and resistor management can create mechanisms for sustainable change.
Apply nowOngoing offerings | $2,500 CAD + HST
Key program takeaways:
- Gain a holistic understanding of the tools and processes needed to design an SCI that applies to your business context
- Take an in-depth look at the specific management and leadership behaviours needed when creating and implementing long-lasting change initiatives
- Explore various case studies from real-world examples of change initiatives to discover what does and doesn’t work
- Familiarize yourself with the different stages of change management, from implementation to maintenance
What you'll learn
ORIENTATION MODULE: Welcome to your Online Campus
Meet and engage with your learning and peer networks as you navigate the Online Campus.
Module 1 Foundations for developing a strategic change initiative
Begin developing your strategic change initiative by learning about the context of, and models associated with, organizational change.
Module 2 Establish a vision, strategy, and purpose
Determine what should be done differently, and what the new way of doing things will entail.
Module 3 Lead people through change
Recognize effective leadership behaviours for the purpose of organizational change.
Module 4 Predict the effects of change on an organization
Identify and mitigate implications of change initiatives on stakeholders, systems, and processes.
Module 5 Build systems and processes to support a change initiative
Take a thoughtful approach to building systems and processes that support and reinforce the vision and desired culture.
Module 6 Sustain a strategic change initiative
Incorporate an iterative process to sustain your change initiative.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during program development.
John Oesch, Featured Faculty
Associate Professor, Organizational Behaviour, Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto
In addition to his current role teaching in the MBA and executive programs at Rotman, John has also created and led courses in negotiation, emotional intelligence, and workplace motivation. His current research and teaching areas focus on decision-making, managerial negotiations, organizational justice, organizational behaviour, and change leadership. With his wide range of expertise, John also takes part in consulting work in the government and not-for-profit sectors. John has received numerous teaching awards and has been published in multiple journals.
Apply nowOngoing offerings | $2,500 CAD + HST
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