10 Navigating Change. info sheet 2016 docx · Change is part of modern life. We often hear that phrase. And of course, it is true. But what we should also realise is that change is

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NavigatingChange‘To l ive infear is a l i fehalf- l ived’(Str ict ly Bal lroom)

Changeispartofmodernlife.Weoftenhearthatphrase.Andofcourse,itistrue.Butwhatweshouldalsorealiseisthatchangeisanaturalpartoflifeatanytimeatall.Fromonemomenttothenext,everythingandeveryoneischanging.Itisthewayofallexistingthingsandpeople.Yetchangecanfrightenusandtakeusoutofourcomfortzone.

WorkplacesWorkplacestodayhavebeensubjecttomassivechangesoverthelast30orsoyears.Theriseoftechnologyhasbroughtwithitchangesonbothlocalandgloballevels.Newskillshavehadtobelearnt,andoldskillshavebecomeredundant.Peoplewhohavebeendoingthesamejobsforyearsfindtheirservicesandexpertisearenolongerneeded.GlobalisationhasresultedintheclosingdownofmanymanufacturingenterprisesinAustraliaandotherpartsoftheworld.Staffaremoremobilethaneverbefore.Holdingdownthesamejobforlifeisnolongerthenorm.

PrivateLifePrivatelifeandrelationshipshavechangedasgenderrolesandfamilystructureshavebeenre-defined.Changesoccurthroughoutlifeaswenegotiatethemilestones,birth,deathmarriageandallthat’sinbetween–childrenleavinghome,menopause,oldageandmore.Weareallsubjecttolife’schanges,bothathomeandatwork.Somechangesaffectusmorethanothers.Thosethattakeusbysurpriseorthatwedon’tlikecanbehardtodealwith.Wecanfeeldisorientedandthreatened.Understandingthenatureofchangewillhelpyouavoiditspotentialnegativeaffects.Youwillbebettermanagechange,sothatyouemergemoreconfidentandpositivethanyoumighthavedoneotherwise.

TheWorkshopNavigatingChangeisdeliveredina3-hourworkshop,whichexplainsthenatureofchange,whattoexpectwhenchangeoccursandhowtoseeitthrough.Youwilllearnaboutanddiscuss:

♦ Thenatureofchange♦ Thevariousstagesofchange♦ Howtomovesmoothlythroughchange♦ The‘newbeginnings’thatfollowchange

Theworkshopissuitableforanyonewhowantstobetterunderstandandmanagechange,bothintheworkplaceandinprivatelife.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourskillstocopewithchange,NavigatingChangeisthecourseforyou.Getintouchifyou’reinterested.

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