The Trainer
John Mallia
B.A. (Hons.) Business Management; MBA
John Mallia has been involved in training since 1998, and has conducted numerous training courses, both for public as well as for private sector organisations, including CDRT, Actavis, ETC, the Dental industry, Malta Enterprise, Kopin, Vista, JCI as well as courses organised by Mediacoop itself.
John Mallia specialises in the areas of motivational training for personal development and success, and conducts various training and consultancy work in customer care, marketing, image management, Public Relations, teamwork, communication, co-operatives and work relationships. Mediacoop also organises and facilitates various teambuilding sessions for different organisations.
Mediacoop is a co-operative involved in the areas of Training, Marketing, Communication, Media, PR and Teambuilding.
Course Summary
Individuals, groups and organisations need to be guided and transitioned to a new desired future state in a structured way. Although change is a norm in most organisations, some changes may be more drastic than others. The ‘but we have always done it this way’ syndrome rears its head very often in change situations. Change invariably necessitates moving out of the comfort zone and making it work. This implies teamwork, cerativity as well as a dose of risk. This course gives useful insights not only into the change in processes, but also how change affects people, and what can be done to achieve a transition where all are on board. The course also deals with resistance to change and how this can be mitigated positiviely through effective communication and clear vision.
Course Duration and info
Proposed course duration is 8 hours (2 half days)
Specific Objectives
• Types of change that necessitate action
• Inevitable vs planned change
• Top-down, bottom up, horizontal directions
• Becoming change-ready
• Pressures and resistance to change – how to act and react
• Unfreezing – moving – refreezing
• The human element:
• Team building
• Giving people a voice
• Dealing with fear
• Empowering people
• Approaches to planned change
• Fostering the common vision
• Mistakes to avoid
• The implementation process
• Reducing stress and anxiety