Welcome to Leading Change for Project Managers!

Take this course if you want to:

  • Avoid being on of the 70% of change efforts that fail
  • Confidently engage in the right conversations to plan and manage change projects
  • Consider all the angels when developing your comprehensive change management plan


By the end of this course you will:

  1. Understand the People Side of Change
  2. Know to conversations needed to Plan and Manage Change
  3. Be equipped with knowledge, skills, and tools to Plan and Manage Change
  4. Develop a change management plan for an active project
  5. Identify the Engagement Conversations needed to enable adoption of and commitment to change
  6. Gain confidence to engage in the right change management planning conversations with business leaders


Regardless of your project management experience level or the types of projects you manage, there is something for you to gain from this course.

Takeaway #1 - A better understanding of the impact of change on people and why they resist

Takeaway #2 - A new perspective on planning and managing change projects, whether or not you have a dedicated change management resource

Takeaway #3 - Practical tools and templates to immediately apply to your project 

You will also have access to more than 15 downloadable tools and templates, including an e-copy of Talking Change: Must-Have Conversations for Successful Leaders.

Group Coaching Calls

This is where the learning lands! If you register for the Group Coaching Calls, we will cover a different topic each week, as below. I will point out some highlights from the course materials, then it's your turn to get 'on-the-spot' coaching from me and input from the group.

  • Week 1: The People Side of Change
  • Week 2: Planning and Managing Change
  • Week 3: The Engagement Conversations


Each new cohort meets the first three Tuesdays of the month from 9:00-10:00am PT / 12:00 - 1:00pm ET 

  • 9 Videos

  • 0 Quizzes

  • 1 Worksheet

  • 19 Files

  • Start Here

  • Pre-Course Self Assessment

  • Download Your Workbook

  • Download Your Digital eBook Copy of Talking Change

  • Welcome to Module 1 - The People Side of Change

  • 1A - The People Side of Change

  • 1B - The ABC Transition Roadmap

  • 1C - Dealing With Resistance

  • Welcome to Module 2 - Planning and Managing Change

  • 2A - Conversation Planner

  • 2B - Developing A Change Plan

  • Welcome to Module 3

  • 3 - Engagement Conversations

  • Welcome to the Resource Library

  • The Book - Talking Change: Must-Have Conversations for Successful Leaders

  • The Whistler Report Blog

  • Podcast: Talking Change with Jen and Rebecca

  • Podcast: Two Minutes of Talking Change

  • Leading Change for Project Manager’s Workbook

  • The Project Manager’s Change Planning Toolkit

  • Conversation Planner Template

  • Conversation Agenda Template

  • Stakeholder Map Template

  • Five Steps to Build the Best Change Champion Network

  • Change Champion Sample Role Description

  • Communication Plan Template

  • Month in a Box Template

  • Change Impact Assessment Template

  • Job Impact Analysis Template

  • The Change Management Planning Presentation

  • Congratulations

  • What's Next

  • Post-Course Self-Assessment