• Change - not a project but a way of life
• How organisations resist change
• Building a change capable organisation
• The new emergent model of change

The Role of HR in Change Management Processes – Does it need to change?
• HR’s role in improving organisational effectiveness past and present
• What we have learned from successes and failures of change management initiatives
• The challenges facing HR in the future
• How HR can have a bigger say in the change agenda

Tom Smith, Head of Organisational Development, Lane4 Management Group

Panel discussion
• What role should HR take in organisational change management – Innovator, Advisor or Facilitator?
• How can HR anticipate market needs to formulate strategies to improve organisational effectiveness?
• How can HR professionals achieve buy-in for change strategies from board level?
• The skills HR professionals need to gain in order to become champions of change 

Panellists: 

• Traditional methods of impact/risk assessment
• Utilising stakeholder engagement
• Anticipating problems and knock-on effects across the whole business

• Employing skills mapping to aid change planning
• Determining the core competencies and skills required for new roles
• Transitioning people into new roles
• Identifying training needs and developing programmes to support change

• At what stage and how should the initial announcement be communicated?
• Communicating the rationale for change effectively and strategies to engage employees in the positives of change
• Preparing information to help employees understand what is happening
• Follow up communications strategies
• When is employee consultation a requirement?

• Understanding the effect of change on people
• Overcoming negativity and resistance to change
• Performance management and motivation techniques
• Maximising retention through transition

• Your chance to ask questions of our expert panel of change consultants

Panellists:

• How do leaders influence change
• What are the common features of effective change leadership
• The interplay of change and innovation