Thursday Oct 29, 2026
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Oct. 29, 2026, 8:30 a.m. to noon
Lincoln Land Community College, Medical District
130 West Mason
Room 202
Springfield, IL 62702
Registration Fee: $149
Dr. Diana Heeb Bivona
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Too often, organizations treat change management as a communication plan that comes after decisions are made. The result is predictable: resistance, confusion, cultural strain and missed outcomes. Sustainable change does not happen by accident. It happens when leaders intentionally design for people, not just processes.
Change by Design: Putting Change Management at the Decision Table is a highly interactive workshop that reframes change management as a strategic leadership responsibility rather than a late-stage task. Participants will explore why even well-intentioned initiatives fail to gain traction and how the early integration of change thinking dramatically improves adoption, engagement and results.
At the center of this session is a hands-on, real-time walkthrough of Kotter's Change Model. Participants will apply each step to a real organizational or team change scenario, moving beyond theory to practical application. This working session allows leaders to experience what effective change design looks like while building a repeatable process they can use in their own organizations.
By the end of the workshop, participants will not only understand how to lead change more effectively, but also leave with a draft roadmap they can immediately refine and implement.
Register online: https://www.enrole.com/llcc/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=2026E1-PDV-3153-001&courseId=PDV-3153&categoryId=72819418
Printed courtesy of www.gscc.org/ – Contact the The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce for more information.
501 E. Capitol Ave., Suite A, Springfield, IL 62701 – (217) 525-1173 – receptiondesk@gscc.org