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Stakeholder Management Strategies to Overcome Resistence to Change

  • 04/28/2017
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO), 441 G St, NW, Washington, DC, 7th floor, Room 7N36, classroom 9

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Change is hard! We all resist change on some level – whether it’s a change in our work, a change in our personal lives, or simply a change in our scheduled dinner plans.


As facilitators, we may find ourselves in between those who are initiating the change and those who resisting the change. We may be called upon to gather requirements, develop strategic plans, conduct process improvement sessions, or facilitate dialogue to address resistance to the change.


Strategies for overcoming this resistance depend on knowing as much as you can about the stakeholders (e.g., attitudes, interests, needs, and history of past change initiatives). Sometimes, simply opening a dialogue about the issues with the folks who are pushing back is enough. Sometimes, the resistance is because they can't get anyone to listen or because they don't have enough information about the change. Other times, resisters have fears, legitimate issues that need to be addressed, or they simply don’t trust the initiators of the change.


Through this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the signs of resistance.
  • Understand why people resist change.
  • Explore strategies to turn challengers into supporters of the change.

About Linda Howard

Linda Howard helps nonprofit organizations make better use of resources so they can focus their passions toward achieving better mission results.  She is the principal consultant and founder of Howard Consulting, LLC.


Linda has helped executive teams and Board members develop strategies for improved organizational sustainability, develop new business models, and improve project management processes. She is President of the Board of Directors for the National Capital Region chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC).


Linda loves living in the country, watching sunsets, hiking, and gardening in Poolesville, Maryland, which is surrounded by farmland in western Montgomery County.

  

If you pay for an individual MAFN workshop session and cancel before the registration deadline, MAFN will either credit your full registration fee towards a future workshop or process a refund, less a processing fee.


There will be no refunds or credits for cancellations received after the registration deadline.


Refunds, less a processing fee, are only available for workshop series subscribers until the September workshop of each year.

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