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Leading Change Course

STFM's free Leading Change Course covers how to assess the need for change, develop a plan for change, and provide successful change leadership. Learn to lead change in your institution, within your community, and nationally.

ENROLL IN THE LEADING CHANGE COURSE

Learn to lead change in your institution, within your community, and nationally. The free Leading Change course covers how to assess the need for change, develop a plan for change, and provide successful change leadership. This online course contains interactive modules, a downloadable Leading Change Workbook for individual learners, 18 optional group activities, and video interviews with change leaders.The Leading Change course takes approximately 3 hours to complete.

Certificate Information

Completion of this course provides the learner with a Certificate of Completion.To download your certificate, log in to your STFM account and go to the Online Learning page. Once you are in the Learning Management System, you can download your certificate from the course page.

How to Enroll

Price: FreeHave an STFM account? Access the course here. We suggest logging in to your STFM account first.Don't have an STFM account? click here to create one, then use the link above to enroll.Already enrolled? Go to the Online Learning page of your account to find the course. On desktop browsers, the list of your enrolled courses is toward the bottom of your Online Learning dashboard.

Course Topics

Part 1: Assessing the Need for Change

Part 2: Developing the Plan for Change

Part 3: Successful Change Leadership

Part 1: Assessing the Need for Change

Concepts Fundamental to Change
Assess Your Organization's Need for Change
Change Readiness
Build Your Team
Teams and Teamwork
Create Urgency
Model for Improvement: PDSA

This part includes five activities for groups or individuals.

Part 2: Developing the Plan for Change

Construct a Plan for Change
The 10 Components of a Plan

This part includes six activities for groups or individuals.

Part 3: Successful Change Leadership

Coaching
Motivational Interviewing
Situational Leadership
Common Team Dysfunctions
Barriers to Outcomes and Reporting
Celebrate Small Successes
Enthusiasm and Managing Conflict
Leadership Wellness
Resilience and Authenticity
Personal Improvement Plan

This part includes seven activities for groups or individuals.

Authors of the Leading Change Course

Mary Dankoski, PhD
Gretchen Dickson, MD, MBA
Ana-Elena Jensen, PhD
Catherine Florio Pipas, MD, MPH
Mindi McKenna, PhD, MBA
Gurjeet Shokar, MD
Mike Sitorius, MDG
Mary Theobald, MBA

Technical Requirements

In order to have a positive experience, we recommend you view STFM's online courses on a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet. Smartphones are not supported at this time.

Questions?

If you have questions about the online Leading Change course, contact Brian Hischier, manager of online education, at (913) 800-5198 or the email link below.

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Course Topics

Part 1: Assessing the Need for Change

Part 2: Developing the Plan for Change

Part 3: Successful Change Leadership

Authors of the Leading Change Course

Technical Requirements

Questions?

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6. Ask One Question at a Time

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Double Check Important Information

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