Jamie's school dinners: managing and living with change

Introduction

Britain’s favourite TV chef, Jamie Oliver, faced a daunting challenge when he launched his crusade to revolutionise school dinners: government ministers, dinner ladies, head teachers, parents and pupils were universally sceptical of his radical plan and resistant to the massive changes he proposed.

This course, structured around a series of engaging video clips featuring Jamie Oliver, retraces the rollout of Jamie’s campaign. The first section of the two-part programme shows managers how to successfully introduce a programme of change within their organisation, whilst the second section helps employees deal with change in the workplace.

Key messages are delivered with simplicity and impact to make the learning more memorable and to ensure staff embrace, rather than resist, change.

Who is the course for?

Jamie’s School Dinners: Managing and Living with Change will help both team leaders and team members deal with change when it occurs in the workplace.

This course is appropriate for any business sector, there are no formal entry requirements and employees do not need any prior experience.

What will you get from this course?

If you are a manager, when you have completed this course you will be able to:

• Understand the four key principles of managing change: Passion, People, Planning and Perseverance
• Identify the different ways in which individuals will react to the prospect of change
• Plan effectively for a programme of change in order to minimise confusion and disruption
• Overcome resistance by communicating the ultimate goal of change and the benefits it will bring
• Encourage all staff to ‘buy in’ to the challenges and opportunities of change

If you are an employee facing change, when you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• Understand why it’s vital for a business to change if it is to grow
• Know why people’s first reflex reaction to change is to reject it
• Express your negative feelings about change freely
• See the positives, rather than the negatives, that change can bring
• Become involved in the change process
• Welcome change and the opportunities it brings

Course features

Jamie's School Dinners: Managing and Living with Change brings change to life in an easy to understand and inspirational way. The course retraces Jamie’s groundbreaking campaign to transform school dinners from processed junk into tasty, nutritious meals. A series of bite-size lessons will help all staff throughout the business cope with the prospect and the reality of change.

Before you begin you’ll take a short test to help identify any knowledge gaps. As you work through the course you’ll be presented with simple exercises to check your learning.

You can start the course straight away and access it at any time, providing you have the use of a computer with an internet connection. The course is available for six months from the date first accessed.

Other courses you might be interested in

Jamie’s Kitchen: Fifteen Lessons on Teamwork, Jamie’s Kitchen: Fifteen Lessons on Leadership,

Course code

104198BT054

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