This series demonstrates how to manage change successfully and shows individuals how to respond to change when it happens to them.
Jamie Oliver wanted to transform school dinners from processed, ready-made junk into tastier, more nutritious meals. He also needed to convince dinner ladies, head teachers, government ministers and thousands of school kids to support this radical plan. But how can Jamie's school dinners campaign help your organization deal with change?
Jamie's School Dinners: A Recipe for Managing and Living with Change, a new 2-part program is broken down into a series of digestible lessons to help you and your employees deal with change.
Part 2: A Recipe for Living with Change At some point every single member of your workforce will be confronted with change. By taking your employees through the four different stages, they'll soon realize that it doesn't have to bring with it widespread fear and confusion.
- Reject it - Whatever the attitude to change - whether unexpected, unwelcome or simply unwanted - the initial reaction is always the same.
- Resist it - 'I was right to think that' is the next logical reaction. Any explanation, no matter how implausible, can be used to rationalize the initial denial.
- Reflect on it - At this stage previous judgment begins to be questioned. The mind suddenly switches on to the possibilities that change might bring.
- Resolve it - The challenge and excitement of new opportunities has triumphed over all the negative perceptions of change.
These programs are an engaging way to look at the complex subject of change. Managers will learn how to introduce change in their organization and individuals will learn how to deal with change when it occurs. It is suitable for all levels of staff across the organization and uses real life examples on managing and living with change.
Program footage from Jamie's School Dinners 2005 from Fresh One Productions and Channel 4. Based on the television program "Jamie's School Dinners". Licensed by FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide. Program footage from Jamie's School Dinners 2005
Available in French:
une recette pour Vivre avec le Changement