Embracing conflict – engaging the Elephant in the Room.
Speaker
Ket Patel, Founder / Change Agitator, Change Agitators
Agenda
6:30pm - Intro & announcements
6:40pm - Talk commences
7:15pm - Talk concludes and questions and answers begins
7:30pm - Questions and answers ends
8:00pm - Session concludes with (optionally) post-event networking
9:00pm - Building closes
Synopsis
Have you ever been in a meeting where a key decision needs to be made, and despite reservations around the room, everyone just agrees with the boss?
The unengaged “Elephant” is more common a situation than you think, and sadly, it is the result of our fear and discomfort with our ability to handle confrontation and the potential conflict that we believe will arise
In this session, we will look at some outcomes when disagreements and dialogue are avoided.
We will also examine how that plays into change that doesn’t deliver value, often being stifled, protracted, and at risk of failure.
We will also consider what steps we can take to become more comfortable with points of potential friction between individuals and project teams so that we can deliver change that is better supported, carries less risk, and has a higher likelihood of being delivered and sustained.
About the speaker
Ket Patel
Ket Patel is the founder of Change Agitators and is a Change Management Institute Accredited Master Change Practitioner with over 20 years of experience working with small to medium size organisations as they look to scale, grow and modernise their businesses.
Ket is also a passionate volunteer in the field of Change Management. After leading the UK Change Management Institute (ChgMI) for several years, he has since gone on to establish and lead the CMI's UK Collaborations teams for the institute, working closely with academic institutions to both bring greater rigour to the profession and professional bodies to broaden the understanding of Change Management amongst other professionals tasked with delivering organisational change.
In addition Ket has set up a not for profit, Change Reactions, to support new entrants to the field of organisational change.
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