Change is constant in today’s workplace and requires thoughtful planning and preparation, especially in the public sector, where organizational changes can affect multiple stakeholders and operations. This workshop introduces practical change management concepts and strategies that help leaders and staff navigate change more effectively.

Participants will explore how people typically respond to change, examine challenges faced by public organizations, and learn approaches that help reduce stress and support employees during transitions. Through discussion and group activities, participants will apply change management models and tools to real workplace situations.

In this course, participants will learn how to:

• Define change, change management, and different types of organizational change
• Recognize common reactions people have when facing change
• Identify key principles and challenges of managing change in public sector organizations
• Apply established change management models to workplace situations
• Use the Focus Wheel and ADKAR model to plan steps that support employees during change
• Explore practical stress management techniques that can help employees cope with workplace change