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New COO Forum® Programming!

Executive Change Leadership Cohort

One thing we learn from business is that change is a constant. Each new year brings challenges that the organization has to address. The need to improve people, products, services, and processes all require some level of change. 


Often it is the executive operations leader who is responsible for successfully executing strategic-level change. 

How would you like to be equipped with new frameworks and insights to be more successful driving change in your organization?


In partnership with:

Instructor: Stefanie Krievins

Forget stale and static plans – Stefanie lives and thrives in the fast lane of change. In a world where change is the air we breathe (and plans often gather dust bunnies), she’s on a mission to  implement continuous learning and organizational change strategies that lead to innovation and joy in the workplace.

Since 2014, she’s been the fearless President and leader of The Change Architects.

Learn More About The Change Architects

Here is the program overview:

COO Forum members

Participant profile:

This program is open to COO Forum members and qualified attendees. Specifically, the content has been developed for this COO profile:

♦ You have been through one major change initiative (and hope to do it differently in the future)

♦ Your organization has a major growth/change/transformation in progress or beginning in 2025 in any area of the business

You feel that you have room to grow, learn, and become even better when leading change

Benefits

  • Build your toolbox of leadership skills to drive change as an executive responsible for creating strategic alignment and integration — not just delivering on your vertical’s goals

  • Become more confident addressing resistance so it doesn’t stall progress

  • Manage change with your CEO and with your colleagues — not as a siloed leader

  • Find ways to focus the work when there feels like there are too many fires to put out

  • Have a group of peers and executive coach as a resource for your current change and leadership challenges

  • Learn why you feel like no one is listening or no one has the same sense of urgency

  • When others wring their hands and say, “Change is hard. No one likes change.” demonstrate executive presence by showing them how to navigate around the resistance

Learning Outcomes

  • Recall the 3 types of change and an executive’s role in each

  • Evaluate organizational readiness and identify gaps in skills and resources to achieve desired change with focus

  • Create metrics, intervals, and commitment indicators to measure progress and embed change

  • Demonstrate facilitation/coaching skills to address and overcome resistance and develop transition and upskilling plans

  • Construct and schedule a stakeholder- and target audience- focused communications plan

  • Participate in a customized individual coaching session to amplify your leadership skills

  • Receive project feedback for work deliverables throughout the duration of the program from the executive coach

Program format:

  • 6 2-hour virtual sessions held from November 2024 to April 2025 (second Thursday each month)

    • Program pre-work: complete the change capacity assessment and DISC, if needed

    • Session pre-work: make progress on self-assigned homework

    • Each session will have a teaching component, personal reflection, and facilitated peer discussion. Participants will create their own action list at the end of each session as “homework.”

  • Course content will be created based on direct feedback from COO Forum members and enrolled participants.

  • Each participant receives a 1-hour coaching session with Stefanie, scheduled sometime between registration and end of program. As their coach, Stefanie is also available to them for project feedback and 15-minute coaching sessions as needed throughout the duration of the program.

Program cost:

$2,000 (COO Forum members)

$2,800 (non-members)

Cohort #1 Limited to 10 participants!

Registration and payment:

Step 1: Register below

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Register by October 30th!

Step 2: Payment

A payment invoice will be sent following acceptance into the program.

Payment must be completed by October 30th to guarantee your spot in Cohort #1

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