Compass of change

4change Business Academy is a team of enthusiasts and practitioners who support the development of people and organizations through tailor-made training and consulting projects. In every project, we start with a needs audit to precisely understand the context and challenges of your business. Our training sessions and workshops are embedded in the realities of your company, ensuring their practicality and effectiveness. Each project is carried out in a unique duo: trainer + consultant, which translates into real results. We work on the level of attitudes, skills, and knowledge, increasing the transfer of competencies to daily work. We utilize group processes and effective adult education tools – both in stationary and online formats. Our goal is not just inspiration – it is a lasting change that translates into concrete business outcomes.

Change management for leaders and teams based on experience. Practical training with a substantial dose of inspiration. A workshop combining current knowledge, exercises, and a business game that allows participants to experience and thus better understand the mechanisms of resistance, the importance of emotions, and effective ways of communicating changes within the team.

The training is dedicated to senior management and line managers, project managers, and members of project teams responsible for implementing changes.

• Developing change management competencies from both personal and team perspectives.
• Familiarization with key research on people's reactions to changes in organizations.
• Analysis of best practices in the change implementation process.
• Learning key communication techniques that support effective change implementation.
• Experiencing the change process in practice through a business game and transferring insights to the business reality.

• Learning the latest research and best practices in change implementation.
• Practicing conversations during difficult moments of change.
• Greater awareness of one's own reactions and styles of action in the face of changes and reactions.
• Reflection conducive to learning adaptive thinking and quick decision-making.
• Development of flexibility, communication, and understanding the role of emotions.
• Opportunity to analyze real case studies - implementation successes and mistakes.

Module 1
Analysis of one's own attitudes and behaviors in change based on the business game "30 Days"

– participants will examine their reactions and attitudes in the context of the following areas
– openness to change
– need for stability and security
– ease of generating solutions in new situations
– pace and style of work
– communication style

Conclusions after the game will be discussed in a moderated discussion format, focusing on initial observations, reflections, and the analysis of emotions accompanying participants during the training. The discussion will then be expanded to include references to everyday professional situations and practical transfer tips. Participants will have the opportunity to formulate their individual conclusions and write recommendations for the future.

Module 2
Formula 1 – a cinematic metaphor for the causes of change

– discussion of PESTEL analysis and the world in the VUCA and BANI formats in the context of volatility
– limited influence of the individual and the necessity to abandon proven but insufficient solutions
– reflection on the lack of long-term planning possibilities in a dynamic environment
– changing perspective based on specially designed exercises
– key innovations and research in change management dedicated to those responsible for implementing changes in the business environment
– analysis of good and bad practices in change implementation
– identification of potential sources of resistance
– the role of attitude and emotions in the change process
– building a sense of security and caring for the interests of all participants in the change

Module 3
Working on the four psychological phases of change

Phase I: denial
– what it is and what helps in understanding it
– communication tool: change information model

Phase II: resistance
– the "iceberg" method, or what is not visible at first glance
– generalized criticism and the "3 brains of a human" in the face of change
– case study introducing the concept of emotions and attitudes in change

Phase III: trial / experimenting
– comfort zone
– to achieve the goal, sometimes you need to step outside established patterns
– comfort zone vs. change
– practical exercises allowing participants to experience the mechanisms of stepping out of the comfort zone

Phase IV: engagement
– proactivity in change: what can I specifically do
– zone of influence and zone of interest
– "sharpening the saw" – inspiration from "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by S. Covey

Module 4
Individual action plan

– "me in change"
– "me as a change leader"

8h

Training needs audit before the training, certificate of completion, the possibility of free consultations for up to 2 months after the training, materials for supplementing knowledge provided electronically after the training, tasks reinforcing change after the training