Lead Through Change
Learn how to lead through uncertainty by making sense of change, aligning your team around what matters, and communicating in ways that build clarity, trust, and forward momentum.
90% satisfaction
This program includes
- 8 live sessions
- Workbook with tools and templates
- Manager guide for accountability
- Peer coaching and cohort-based learning
New leaders are navigating a volatile business landscape for the first time. They have to deal with:
- Communication breakdowns
- Constantly shifting priorities
- Fragmented perspectives
- Delayed feedback loops
- Change fatigue
Cost to the business?
When leaders react instead of lead with intention, teams lose clarity and trust. Misalignment spreads, resistance grows, and progress slows.
What's missing?
The ability to surface how change is being experienced, distill complexity into clear direction, and communicate with credibility across diverse teams and mindsets.
In short, the ability to speak to the head and the heart to motivate change.
Audience
New Managers
Length
6-8 weeks
Cohort size
25
Price
Starting at $50,000
About this program
Participants will build the skills to navigate the complexity of organizational change as first-time leaders. Through structured thinking tools and real-world practice, they will learn to surface what their teams are experiencing, distill insights into strategy, and communicate with clarity and impact, so they can lead with intention, not reaction.
Skills you'll improve
- Leadership
- Adaptability
- Communication
Syllabus
1 - Learning Before Leading
Learn how to gather multiple perspectives to see the full picture
Time commitment:
90-minute live session + 30 minutes of pre-work
Why it matters:
Leading through change starts with understanding how it’s being experienced across the organization. Without visibility into diverse perspectives, leaders risk missing blind spots, fueling resistance, or misaligning strategic direction.
Thinking tool:
Narrative Dialogue – seek diverse viewpoints to uncover the underlying drivers of resistance, confusion, and momentum during times of change.
Walk away with:
The ability to surface hidden tensions, understand team dynamics, and ask the kinds of questions that reveal deeper insights, so you can lead with empathy and shape strategy based on what people actually need to move forward.
Gym - Session 1
Use Narrative Dialogue to uncover a deeper understanding of your change challenge
Time commitment:
60-minute live session + 30 minutes of pre-work
What to expect:
Use Narrative Dialogue to unpack a current change scenario from your organization and explore it through the lens of your peers. Gain insight into where alignment, resistance, or clarity gaps may exist
Walk away with:
A deeper understanding of the impact or perceived impact of change and greater confidence in how to align, support, and move people forward.
2 - Making Sense of Complexity
Structure your thinking so others can follow it
Time commitment:
90-minute live session + 30 minutes of pre-work
Why it matters:
Change brings complexity, competing signals, shifting timelines, and unclear priorities. Without a framework to distill what matters most, leaders risk defaulting to reactive decisions or misaligned messaging.
Thinking tool:
Problem Pyramid – structure raw data, feedback, and observations bottom-up so you can communicate direction top-down with precision.
Walk away with:
A practical method to sense-make during complex transitions, giving you the clarity to prioritize, communicate, and lead with strategic intent.
Gym - Session 2
Apply the Problem Pyramid to a change initiative you’re working on now
Time commitment:
60-minute live session + 30 minutes of pre-work
What to expect:
Use the Problem Pyramid to bring clarity to a current challenge driven by change. Explore how to organize ambiguity into insights and decisions.
Walk away with:
A structured approach to cut through complexity and make high-leverage decisions that others can rally around.
3 - Framing Change for the Head and the Heart
Adjust how you communicate to drive buy-in during change
Time commitment:
90-minute live session + 30 minutes of pre-work
Why it matters:
During change, what you say, and how you say it, shapes how people feel, think, and act. Leaders must translate strategy into simple, resonant messages that engage different mindsets across the organization.
Thinking tool:
Whole Brain Model – tailor your message to address different thinking styles, so your communication meets people where they are and moves them toward action.
Walk away with:
The ability to craft high-impact messages that bring clarity to complexity, earn trust, and drive momentum, especially when the stakes are high and attention is limited.
Gym - Session 3
Apply the Whole Brain model to your next change conversation
Time commitment:
60-minute live session + 30 minutes of pre-work
What to expect:
Apply the Whole Brain Model to a real leadership communication moment. Test and refine a message that needs to land across diverse teams and stakeholder groups.
Walk away with:
A communication strategy you can put to use immediately, and confidence in your ability to lead through change with clarity, credibility, and influence.
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Instructor
Andrew Barry
Founder & CEO
Andrew is an expert in learning and development, serving in executive roles at global organizations like KPMG. As the founder of Curious Lion, Andrew and his team have developed 1,000s of leaders at clients like Workday, Pinterest, IMG, and USAA, winning numerous awards for their engaging learning experiences.
John Doe
Director
Kenny is the Domain Manager for the Web Development Domain at Codecademy. He contributed to a wide range of courses and paths at Codecademy, including JavaScript, Bootstrap, Handlebars, Phaser.js, Go, Swift, TypeScript, and Lua.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this virtual?
The program is built to be virtual first, delivering a Zoom experience like you’ve never experienced before. But individual sessions can be delivered in person.
Can this be tailored?
All our programs have a minimum level of customization by our team of strategy and learning consultants. We can discuss deeper customization in our discovery calls.
What audience is this best for?
We see the most success with a cross-functional audience of experienced individual contributors transitioning to leadership and new leaders.
Why the focus on problem-solving?
The core challenge of leadership is not having all the answers. It’s having the right questions. This mindset is at the heart of problem-solving. We teach new and aspiring leaders how to synthesize multiple perspectives into a strategic narrative and communicate clearly to diverse stakeholders.