Advancing the Discipline of Change Management One Student At A Time
ACMP Midwest Chapter and jTask CCMP Training would like to extend a special offer to obtain the 21-hours of training necessary to apply for the CCMP Exam. The special Midwest chapter member reduced rate for this four-day course will be just $780 if you use the code. And, jTask is donating $100 to the chapter for each member who registers with the special chapter discount code for 2022.
jTask CCMP Training course gives you the knowledge, skills, and tools to pass the CCMP Exam. The training will teach you how to use the ACMP Standard for Change Management on real projects. You will leave with templates and job aids that leverage the Standard’s best practices to effectively manage change and enhance project results
The ACMP Standard for Change Management and the CCMP designation have emerged as a global standard for individuals and teams charged with leading change.
In our four-day course, you’ll explore each paragraph of the Standard and learn how to apply it in your change management practice. This deep dive into the standard is full of exercises, quizzes, memory techniques and strategies to help students internalize and use the Standard in their day-to-day and explain the value of change managements to executives.
This interactive virtual instructor-led training is designed for those seeking to have a structured approach to change management that is free, open and vetted by thousands. It prepares students to take and pass their CCMP Exam. The course delivers the 21-hours of training required to successfully apply to take the exam.
What’s New
The course is for:
Change management practitioners
Project leaders incorporating change management principles
Any change agent who wants to stay at the forefront of this growing discipline This training meets 4 times, every Friday.
Enhancing your Positive Intelligence and Mental Fitness
Are you interested in Enhancing your Positive Intelligence and Mental Fitness, so you can be an even more effective Change Management practitioner? In this webinar, Tracy Laverty, a Certified Positive Intelligence Coach, will introduce you to Mental Fitness - how to increase your capacity to respond to life's challenges with a positive rather than negative mindset. As you know, change can be hard and fear-inducing for most people, and these Positive Intelligence tools will help you better support your clients to overcome those fears and challenges. The concepts in this webinar are based on Positive Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, Performance Science and Neuroscience. You'll learn about how to strengthen the three core muscles of Mental Fitness (Saboteur Interceptor, Self-Command and Sage), so that you can more easily achieve your personal and professional goals including conducting change management initiatives more efficiently and effectively with your clients!You will also learn how to increase your awareness of ten exhausting thought patterns (Saboteurs) and how to counter them with enhancing thought patterns (Sage). Below is the link to the free 5 minute survey to better understand your Saboteurs, feel free to complete this prior to the Workshop! https://www.positiveintelligence.com/assessments/ Learning Objectives Increase awareness of top Saboteurs Strengthen the core muscles of Mental Fitness Embrace your inner Sage Qualities
Are you interested in Enhancing your Positive Intelligence and Mental Fitness, so you can be an even more effective Change Management practitioner?
In this webinar, Tracy Laverty, a Certified Positive Intelligence Coach, will introduce you to Mental Fitness - how to increase your capacity to respond to life's challenges with a positive rather than negative mindset.
As you know, change can be hard and fear-inducing for most people, and these Positive Intelligence tools will help you better support your clients to overcome those fears and challenges. The concepts in this webinar are based on Positive Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, Performance Science and Neuroscience.
You'll learn about how to strengthen the three core muscles of Mental Fitness (Saboteur Interceptor, Self-Command and Sage), so that you can more easily achieve your personal and professional goals including conducting change management initiatives more efficiently and effectively with your clients!
Learning Objectives
Presenter: Tracy Laverty Tracy Laverty is a Certified Positive Intelligence Coach through Shirzad Chamine’s Positive Intelligence program which is based on the New York Times best-selling book, Positive Intelligence, and she facilitates the Mental Fitness session. She is excited to explore your Sage and Saboteur parts in this interactive workshop. Tracy has been Coaching, Training and Facilitating around Human Performance and enhancing Critical Business Skills for the last 22 years with her business.
Presenter: Tracy Laverty
Don't miss out! Registration closes 8/17!
We are glad to announce our three-day, virtual Prosci Certification program on August 23-25, 2022. This program will be held online. Class will be held 9:00 am-5:00 pm CDT.
In this experiential session, you will
Please note that this program is run exclusively for all ACMP Global members
Cost of this three-day program is $3,500 instead of the standard $4,500 Prosci rate. You save $1000!
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Book Club Event : Think Again
We're excited to announce our first book club meeting of 2022! Over the course of the next year, we will hold quarterly book club meetings to discuss trending topics that affect the change management space. We'll highlight key takeaways and discus how to apply them to past projects while also discussing ways in which we can apply them in the future.
Our new book club will hold our first meeting on August 26th where we'll discuss Adam Grant's newest book, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know. Lauded by other well-known authors like Brene Brown and Daniel Kahneman, Think Again explores the relatively new topic of unlearning and rethinking as a way to promote a culture of learning at work and at home.
Join us!
"The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning how to question your opinions and open others people's minds, which can position you for excellence in work and life"
The book is divided into three parts:
1) Individual Rethinking
2) Interpersonal Rethinking
3) Collective Rethinking
Key takeaways:
1) Think like a scientist - treat your views as hypotheses, not facts
2) Embrace the joy of being wrong - it means you learned something new
3) Seek out those who challenge your views and leverage task conflict for learning
4) Recognize that contentious topics are complex and discuss as such
5) Establish psychological safety through leaders who lead by example
Application from a change management perspective:
How can we as change practitioners convince our clients to rethink their normal process? For example, how do we address our own previously held beliefs as individuals while also leveraging constructive conflict in teams as we build cultures of learning at work?
Overcome the barrier of "This is the way we've always done it." A good portion of this book is focused on questioning previously held beliefs like this whether it's at the individual, team, or org level. Ultimately by questioning these assumptions, one will be able to do better in life and at work.
Thu, Sep 1, 2022, 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Thu, Sep 8, 2022, 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
Fri, Sep 9, 2022, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT Please note: Registration is a two-step process; please follow instructions:
Don't miss out! Registration closes 9/7!
We are glad to announce our three-day, virtual Prosci Certification program on September 13-15, 2022. This program will be held online. Class will be held 9:00 am-5:00 pm CDT.
ACMP Midwest Informal CCMP Study Group
Register by September 6th!
This informal, guided study group is focused on the content of the ACMP Standard for Change Management and ACMP Change Management Code of Ethics with the goal of supporting ACMP Midwest members on their journey to pass the CCMP exam. It is intended only for those who have submitted their CCMP application on or before September 12th. Participants should schedule the exam 2-3 weeks following the last session of the study group. We do have a limited amount of spots available; please ensure you meet the application requirement prior to registering.
Participants are expected to complete pre-work prior to weekly sessions to enable robust discussion and sharing during session. Sessions will include, but not be limited to, pre-work for each session (reading sections of the Standard), peer discussion of topics, quiz on pre-work reading, CCMP certified member sharing their approach to study, quizzes on previously studied materials, at home practice tests, and study group review of topics.
While weekly sessions will be recorded, please note that the best results will come from active participation for the entire 10-week period. Classes will beTuesdays 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. CT from September 13th through November 15th.
As a result of each session in this series, participants will be able to develop personal study skills and techniques designed to help them prepare for and pass the CCMP certification exam. They will also have met other ACMP Midwest members and are encouraged to connect with each other for additional studying as needed.
The sessions will be facilitated by Jeff Bailey, PhD, PMP, CCMP. Jeff lives in downstate Illinois. He passed his CCMP in December 2020 and has shared some of his study materials with other certification candidates in the last year, which inspired him to step forward and help the Midwest Chapter. Jeff has been helping organizations change for 30 years. He has spent the last 15 years facilitating the change process generated by large information system implementations within a variety of public and private sector organizations throughout the US. Jeff also helped a variety of clients in the Chicagoland area as an independent consultant in the 1990s and early 2000s developing learning and performance support solutions. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State), his masters from Northern Illinois University, and his PhD from Benedictine University.
Already passed CCMP? If you are interested in sharing your experiences, tips, and tricks in preparing for the exam please reach out by emailing CCMP.Study.Lead@acmpmidwest.org!
Ready to meet us and everyone in person? The ACMP Midwest Chapter is thrilled to kick off in-person events in Illinois, Indiana, & Wisconsin!
The ACMP Midwest Chapter is thrilled to kick off the fall in-person events in Illinois, Indiana, & Wisconsin!
Join us at TBD in downtown Milwaukee on Thursday, September 22nd for a chance to meet other change management professionals!
Address: TBD
Admission is $10 if you're an ACMP Member and $20 for non members. Drinks and heavy appetizers will be provided, we hope to see you there!
Join us at TBD in downtown Indianapolis on Thursday, September 22nd for a chance to meet other change management professionals!
Join us at TBD in downtown Chicago on Thursday, September 22nd for a chance to meet other change management professionals!
Admission is $20 if you're an ACMP Member and $35 for non members. Drinks and heavy appetizers will be provided, we hope to see you there!
Don't miss out! Registration closes 9/21!
We are glad to announce our three-day, virtual Prosci Certification program on September 27-29, 2022. This program will be held online. Class will be held 9:00 am-5:00 pm CDT.
This session we will discuss how Centric managed change in a complex, change saturated, post acquisition environment where lack of accountability and fear to act have become the norm. We will cover how to apply just-in-time change management in an ever-changing environment, use visual aids to help leaders comprehend and work through decisions, and how to support your clients through an emotional transition, without taking the burden on yourself.
What are the 1-3 learning/skills objectives for this session?
During this meeting we will cover:
Intended Audience: All should attend. Those that want to know more about dealing with change in a complex environment when no one wants it.
Style: Transparent, direct, confident, empathetic, don’t back down
Presenter Contact Information:
Fri, Oct 7, 2022, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
Fri, Oct 28, 2022, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT Please note: Registration is a two-step process; please follow instructions:
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