The Women’s and Children’s Health Policy Center is pleased to announce the availability of the fifth module in the MCH Leadership Skills Development Series (MCHLDS), which is entitled Organizational Change.  This module explores issues related to leading and responding to change in an organization, including:

·         the roles of behavior and emotion in resistance to organizational change.

·         strategies for assessing and influencing the readiness of an organization for change.

·         critical steps in creating and maintaining a successful change effort.

The MCHLDS modules use video, interactive group discussion and activities, case studies, and individual self-reflection, and planning exercises to bring leadership concepts to life in an MCH context.  Five modules are now available online, including:

1.    Tapping into your leadership potential.

2.    Creating clarity and shared vision.

3.    Building and supporting teams.

4.    Managing conflict effectively.

5.    Organizational change.

A sixth module on developing people will be available later this summer.  For more information, go to www.jhsph.edu/wchpc/MCHLDS.