Course benefits:
This practical seminar is intended for those considering downsizing
or rightsizing the organisation. It is also of use for those wishing
to understand the process involved, from strategy to creating empowered
self-managing teams. The seminar will cover all the process and steps
to create the flat organisation, using case study examples. For many
organisations the current economic environment is the catalyst for downsizing.
Depending on whether you wish to downsize or just use some of the techniques
you will find this workshop of commercial value.
Who should attend:
Attendees for this course will include Senior managers, Directors and
all those who need to understand the process and benefits associated
with downsizing the organisation. It will also benefit those who wish
to create successful empowered self-managing teams.
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course.
What you will learn:
Attendees will gain information to decide the best use of downsizing
tools for their organisation.
On successful completion of the course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the key financial and performance benefits of downsizing
- Create a financial and performance model for success
- Describe the strategic framework needed
- Align and create a new culture
- Identify the new team to lead change
- Define methods for successful implementation
- Apply methods to bond staff with the new structure
- Consider alternative method of pay and rewards
- Describe how empowered and self-managing teams work
- Apply an implementation strategy
- Describe the importance of training pre- and post-implementation
What you will cover:
- Market forces that determine change - Economic downturn; Global
markets; E business; Change to survive
- Organisational trends - Changing styles/ changing organisations;
The need for a new way of managing; Role of the empowered employee
- Making the business case for downsizing - Every organisation is
different; Using a phased approach; Realising financial and performance
benefits
- The successful strategy - Selecting the winning team; Creating the
strategic and cultural template; What's the right approach for your
organisation? Creating Quality Plans to ensure commitment and results
- Creating empowered and self-managed teams - Understanding the empowerment
concept; Setting the organisational parameters for empowerment; Determining
spans of control; Appropriate pay and reward systems
- The role of training - Education - managers, the biggest challenge;
Winning the hearts and minds of the team leaders; Training the team
players; Coaching for success
- Implementation - Deciding on an appropriate pilot; Measuring the
results against the plan; Roll-out methods that work
- Results - Realising the benefits; Capitalising on the change process;
Creating the agile organisation; Targeting other areas of the organisation
How you will learn:
This specialist workshop is fully supported with additional briefing
and consultancy for those companies wishing to proceed with all or parts
of this programme.
Duration and availability:
Two days non-residential. In-house only.
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