Developing Change Resilience

Bounce back from challenging situations and create positive outcomes

Change creates commotion and emotion. No one is exempt, and our professional and personal success depends upon how well we adapt to both planned and unexpected change.

Date/Time/Location

2010 dates coming soon.

Sweetwaters
1104 W. Clairemont Avenue
Eau Claire, WI

Seminars meet from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. both days.

 

Description

There are six predictable, sequential stages of change that work in concert with how our brains process information when we encounter new situations. The challenge is to move through change with minimal damage to our blood pressure, confidence, relationships and career. You will gain perspective, discover practical tools, identify resources and create success strategies for
progressing through the Change Cycle™.

Learn the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that each predictable stage in the Change Cycle™ brings and how that knowledge creates resiliency and success.

  • Stage One: Move from Loss to Safety
  • Stage Two: Move from Doubt to Reality
  • Stage Three: Move from Discomfort to Motivation
  • Stage Four: Move from Discovery to Perspective
  • Stage Five: Develop Understanding
  • Stage Six: Achieve Integration

Change is a necessary aspect of life. Change will be constant as we are impacted by technology, the economy, and the necessity to be creative. Success and fulfillment— emotional, mental, spiritual and physical well-being—depend on our resilience.

People react, respond and adjust to change in predictable stages. Learn how to:

  • identify your current stage
  • move yourself forward constructively
  • help others move forward with greater hope, more understanding, and better
    flexibility to integrate the change.

Choosing to ignore change—whether big or small—will not stop change. It simply determines how successfully we navigate through this world of change.


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Who Should Attend

    Any person who manages change:
    • Small business owners
    • Supervisors, managers, team leaders
    • Plant managers
    • HR professionals
    • Non-profit administrators
    • Project or task force leaders

Anyone impacted by change who wants to learn how to manage change (versus being managed by it), will find this seminar worthwhile.

Presenter

Christine Geissler has been a catalyst for change management for over ten years while leading human resources strategy for Nestlé, the world’s largest global food company. She travels extensively leading efforts as varied as continuous process improvement in manufacturing, sales and services support, planned growth and acquisitions, and reorganizations.

While practicing change management in such diverse ways poses different management challenges, Christine lives with the reality that embracing change not only translates to professional success but also is essential for survival. Christine Geissler is a Certified Human Resources Professional. She currently serves as Director of HR Strategy for Nestlé’s Purina PetCare Division.


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Fee

$425 per person per seminar.
Includes refreshment breaks, luncheons, materials, and instruction. Payment is required at time of registration. Please make checks payable to UW-Eau Claire. Fees are subject to change after June 30, 2009.

Confirmation
Prior to the seminar, you will receive a letter with a link to directions to the seminar site and lodging information. Parking permits will be included if needed.

Save Money with Discounts
Group discounts save you $50 per person per seminar. Registrations must be received together to qualify for discounts.

Group Discount Fee
$375 per person per seminar for 3 to 5 people from the same firm to attend the same session.

Refund Policy, Transfer Fees
You may cancel or transfer your registration up to 5 business days before a program’s start date. If you cancel or transfer fewer than 5 business days prior to the program start date, a $50 administrative fee will be assessed. If you cancel or fail to attend the day of the event, you are responsible
for the full fee. Full refunds are given if a program is cancelled or full. You may substitute another person for your registration at any time. Call the Continuing Education Office (715- 836-5811 or 1-800-582-5182) for assistance.

Satisfaction Guaranteed
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Continuing Education offers excellence in lifelong learning. If you're not completely satisfied with your learning experience after attending our program we will refund your registration fee.



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CEUs/Contact Hours/Academic Credit

Supervisory Management Certificate Program

To earn the Supervisory Management Certificate, you must complete 6 two-day seminars from the approved sequence within five years. Of these, 3 two-day seminars are required:

These seminars provide an overview of management basics. They address the challenges you face as you make the transition into management, and they lay a foundation for the other seminars.

In addition, you select 3 two-day seminars based upon your job requirements and professional development needs from the below listing:

Each specialized seminar addresses a specific management concern. You may take the specialized seminars prior to, during the same time frame, or after completing the required seminars.

You may register for a Supervisory Management seminar without completing the Certificate requirements.



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