Change Leadership Workshop

Workshop Brief
Leading change is a process that involves building a bridge between vision and action. Leaders often try to implement change without paying sufficient attention to strategic ways to lead change. In most situations, people do not readily accept change instead they often resist change. In this workshop, you will get to examine and test your own assumptions of leading change. You will also learn strategic ways to overcome resistance and to lead effective change.

Unique Learning Methodology
Change leadership will be taught through a combination of a problem-based approach and the use of a computer simulation. The computer simulation tool will simulate organisational change. You will have the opportunity to try out real life strategies for changing policies and practices in a simulated organisation system complete with administration; staff, and members of the organisation.

Target Audience
The workshop is for policy makers; heads of departments; managers; supervisors, and in general change leaders.

Learning Outcomes
In this workshop, you will:
• Understand personal, political and structural issues that influence the implementation of change;
• Develop and apply strategies for implementing organisational change;
• Identify personal and organisational obstacles to change, and develop strategies for overcoming obstacles to change, and
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team in implementing organisational change.

Content
• Changing context of organisations
• Factors influencing change
• Assumptions about change
• Obstacles to change
• Overcoming obstacles for change
• Practical strategies for change

Trainer Profile

David Ng Foo Seong Associate Professor Associate Professor David Ng is Associate Dean for Leadership Programmes at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. He obtained his Doctorate from Vanderbilt University, USA and his Masters from Houston. He oversees the leadership development programmes for educational leaders from the Ministry of Education, Singapore. His areas of specialisation include school leadership, principalship, and learning technology such as computer simulation programming. He leads and teaches the Leaders in Education Programme. A/P David Ng is the author of the books, “Change Leadership: Communicating, Continuing, and Consolidating Change”; “Interactive Learning for School Leaders”, and he has published book chapters and many articles on educational leadership and change.

 

A/P David Ng has taught numerous leadership courses and workshops for policy makers and educational leaders in Singapore and from:

Countries:

Organisations:

Abu Dhabi Educational Zone An Giang University, Vietnam Ararat West Primary School, Victoria, Australia Arya Vidya Mandir, Mumbai, India Ateneo University, Philippines Blantyre Teachers Training College, Malawi Can Tho University, Vietnam Chipata College of, Zambia Cultural Relations Department, Afghanistan Ministry of Higher Education, Afghanistan Da Nang University, Vietnam Dong Thap University of Education, Vietnam Foreign Trade University Vietnam Hanoi National University Hanoi University of Pedagogy Hans Seidel Foundation Singapore Ho Chi Minh City National University Hue Foreign Language University , Vietnam Institute Aminuddin Baki, Malaysia Institute of Education Science of Vietnam Kocael University, Turkey Migori Teachers’ College, Kenya Ministry of Education Angola Ministry of Education Bahamas Ministry of Education and Training Vietnam Ministry of Education Malaysia Ministry of Education Maldives Ministry of Education Mauritius Ministry of Education Oman

Ministry of Education Singapore Ministry of Education Solomon Islands Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Cambodia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Ministry of Higher Education, Namibia Nakaseke Primary Teachers’ College, Uganda Nalanda College, Sri Lanka Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore National Academy for Educational Management, Bangladesh National College for School Leaders, United Kingdom National Teachers’ Institute, Nigeria National Institute of Education, Seychelles Personnel Department – MoET Presby Training College, Ghana Quy Nhon University, Vietnam Sacred Heart Canossian College, Macau School of Education Management Training of Hanoi School of Education Management Training of Hochiminh Serowe College of Education, Bostwana Shenzhen Education Bureau, China Technical University of Munich, Germany University of Education, Thai Nguyen University University of Pedagogy of Ho Chi Minh City   University of Technical Education Ho Chi Minh City Vanderbilt University, United States of America Vietnam National Council on Education (VNCE) - Government Office Vinh University, Vietnam World Bank

What participants say:

“Just a quick note to express my heart-felt thanks to you for your involvement in the LETSGA workshop.  The fact that your students from the Ghana team love you tells me a lot about your effectiveness as a teacher.  I only attended one syndicate session and already knew that the *Ghana team was in the best of hands!” - World Bank Regional Education Advisor for Africa

 

"The tool used for leadership change is powerful to simulate leadership practice."

- LEP International Participant

"Assoc Prof David Ng is of high quality. I should frankly say."

- Teacher Service Coordinator, Ministry of Education Maldives

"Very resourceful, well informed and excellent presentation by Dr. David Ng"

- Lecturer, St Xavier’s Institute of Education, Mumbai, India

"Leading Change: A very interactive, focused presentation, In-depth"

- High School Principal, Germany

"Interactive component of ‘Leading Change’ was an excellent tool for learning"

- Principal, Primary School Singapore

"Program that was most beneficial: Leading change lectures– very clear and engaging lecturer"

- Principal, Atone High School, Philippines

“I am enriched after listening to your 1st sharing and the sharing yesterday. It is indeed an eye-opener to us and I guess it would definitely benefit more if we were to go back to our school and share them with the teachers in our school”

- Head of Department Ministry of Education, Singapore

“You have been a great lecturer, Dr Ng, and I have learned much from both your core and elective sessions. If there's anything that really made you stand out from the rest, I must say it's your sincerity towards each and everyone of us”

- Head of Department Ministry of Education, Singapore

*Team from Ghana:

Director General, Ghana Education Service
Director, Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation (MOESS)
Head of Monitoring and Evaluation (PBME)
Municipal Director for Education, Cape Coast
Regional Director for Education, Central Region
Technical Advisor, Ministry of Finance
Senior Education Specialist, Africa Region (World Bank)